Event Series:
Colossal Squid Freaky Features, Ngu Tipua
Colossal Squid Freaky Features, Ngu Tipua
9 July @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Colossal Squid Freaky features display, showcases parts of the complete iconic specimen on permanent display at Te Papa, centred around an interactive table displaying many different objects including the lens from an eye of the colossal squid, part of a tentacle, and a complete tiny squid; the miniature of its colossal relative. Touchable rotating models of a squid’s tentacle hook and the Colossal Squid’s beak are also on display.
Te Papa have developed an activity book to help kids explore the bizarre anatomy of the colossal squid, where it lives, how it came to Te Papa, and what it eats.
Developed and toured by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
