Over the past couple of months, many from our community traveled to Al Lith for a chance to spot migrating whale sharks. And if you find yourself in London in the coming months, there is another unique opportunity for a shark sighting – of one that is “inside out”.
A new exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum called Inside Out, gives visitors a glimpse of what lies under a shark’s skin.
The intricacy and beauty of the creature’s blood system can be explored thanks to “plastination” – a process developed by Gunther von Hagen where all blood and fatty tissue is replaced by polymers. This exhibition features nearly 100 plastinated animals and capillary specimens displaying the intricate insides and inner workings of some of the world’s most spectacular creatures, from goats and giraffes to octopuses and ostriches. (All the animals used for the exhibition died of natural causes.) The exhibit runs until September 16.