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Exposure: The sea of cetaceans in Andalusia – Sevilla House of Science

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By AndaluNet on 20/02/2017

Exposure: The sea of cetaceans in Andalusia - Sevilla House of Science

From 8 November 2016 up 16 July 2017
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a 21 hours. Closed on non-holiday Mondays.

Type of activity: Permanent exhibition
Price: General admission access
Recommended age: For all audiences
The Museum will open on Monday 27 February, 1 May and 29 May 2017.

Exposure: The sea of cetaceans in Andalusia – Sevilla House of Science

The meeting of the warm current of the Mediterranean Sea with the cold Atlantic Ocean makes the Strait of Gibraltar in one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet: in waters up to ten different species of whales and dolphins live. The exhibition presents a tour of cetacean species that inhabit the Mediterranean.

The exhibition features replicas of cetaceans in synthetic resins and real skeletons that allow visitors a direct approach to the anatomy of these species. They also know details like that cetaceans are not fish but mammals that suckle their young; although live in water, They breathe via lungs using holes or blowholes having overhead; its guidance system is unique among marine animals: A similar echolocation sonar of submarines; sleep with half the brain awake to breathe without choking; and they have one of the largest and most complex brains of the animal kingdom.

With the collaboration of Almonte Town Hall, the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) and CIRCE (Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans).

related workshop: Experimenting with Jules Verne

House of Science
Avda. M ª Luisa s / n, Flag of Peru . Seville
www.casadelaciencia.csic.es