Shark attack! Life-size chompers take over NYC museum

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Watch out! A new exhibition about sharks is opening at the American Museum of Natural History.
Watch out! A new exhibition about sharks is opening at the American Museum of Natural History.  © Imago/UPI Photo

A school of sharks is taking over the New York Museum of Natural History this week with dozens of life-size models as part of a new exhibition dedicated to the sea creatures.

The brand-new exhibit Sharks will open on Wednesday at the Manhattan museum, which is already home to the famed life-size model of a blue whale and other realistic and impressive animal replicas.

Sharks will showcase models of the predatory fish that measure up to a whopping 33 feet long and 10 feet tall. The new addition will also feature illustrations, fossils, casts of jaws, teeth, video animations, and the ability to come face to face with extinct species like an ancient megalodon.

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"Older than dinosaurs – and more threatened than threatening – sharks are spectacular, surprising, and often misunderstood," the new exhibit's website explained.

The new addition to the museum can only be visited by reserving a timed-entry admission in advance. Tickets for the special exhibition cost $5 on top of a General Admission ticket, which is $23.

The American Museum of Natural History is celebrating its 150th anniversary and has often been featured in Hollywood films like the Night at the Museum franchise.

It is the largest natural history museum in the world, spanning four city blocks at West 79th Street across from Central Park. It includes a planetarium, the largest collection of dinosaur fossils – including a completed Tyrannosaurus Rex – and hosts about five million visitors annually.

Part of new Sharks exhibit has been curated in partnership with Discovery's Shark Week, an annual week of TV programming fans look forward to each year.

Cover photo: Imago/UPI Photo

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