Beloved bronto's brains back; brazen beheading bullies blamed

Good news from the Durham P.D.: the head of the famous brontosaurus statue in the Museum of Life and Science's abandoned dinosaur trail has been found just two days after it (and a chunk of the dino's neck) were found missing, stolen from their highly-visible home adjacent to the North-South Greenway.

News reports suggest that the head was found in north Durham County, off Preston Andrews Rd. Police told local media that it appeared to be taken as a prank.

And there's an important clarification we need to make. In yesterday's coverage we noted that the MLS saw no hope of fixing or restoring the statue, based on the Herald-Sun's reporting on the story. But that's premature, says the museum's marketing director, Taneka Bennett: "In fact, the Museum’s exhibits department plans to meet to analyze the current condition of the Brontosaurus to see if restoration is a possibility."

So there you have it: the head's back, and if possible, it might really be back.

Comments

[Tar Heelz]

One would have to believe (hope?) the plea bargain worked out with those involved (as all such things are resolved in Durham) will include a sizeable order of restitution for the repair of Bronto.

[Doug Roach]

Astute author adroitly applies alliteration in announcing abominable antisocial atrocity!

Film at 11.

;-)

[moe rivera]

Best thing that happened to that dino ironically is getting it's head chopped off.. :) some prank.. the joke is on them.

[Peter]

The museum has said they don't intend to press charges, so there won't be any court ordered restitution or community service.

If you disagree with this decision, call the museum and let them know.

[lawsuit]

The museum is lucky that they are not sued by whoever did the vandalism. These rotting dinosaurs were dangerous and presented an attractive nuisance to the community. Look at the pictures of the broken fence. That fence has been broken for years. The museum knew these dinos were falling down and dangerous. The museum is lucky that noone has been hurt climbing around on them before. If you really care about the museum, become a member and contribute to the new dinosaur trail being built.