an installation showing how one mice couple can reproduce so quickly!
this was right next to an installation of how many parasites a whale’s
intestine can host - complete with a formaldehyde-preserved, real
intestine sample as well as a huge, real-life size model intestine
laid out on the wall with parasites on it.
its a motorized model, moving up and down (why?) with jaws opening and
closing (which was awesome).
in other countries, this could have been called ‘nature history
museum’ or similar…
This definitely felt like a museum by scientists. For one good example
- there was no ‘common’ name of (animal/plant/fossil/etc).
some exhibition halls were simply dreadful. some were actually quite
delightfully ‘artistic’ or ‘grotesque’. recommended if the weather is
too bad for being outside & have lots of time to kill in tokyo.
