Dinosaurs roar to life at Calgary Zoo

By News Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2010 11:00 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

“Dinosaurs Alive” comes to life today at the Calgary Zoo.

The exhibit was unveiled by Alberta’s Tourism Minister Cindy Ady.

The zoo has invested more than one million dollars in the exhibit and according to a spokesman the habitat is just like it was 65 million years ago.

The new exhibit will wrap up next October.

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