The California Academy of Sciences, nestled in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, is a marvel of modern science and sustainability. This video tour showcases the Academy's unique combination of a natural history museum, an aquarium, a planetarium, and a rainforest all under one living roof. The journey begins with the stunning, undulating green roof, a testament to eco-friendly design, then dives into the Steinhart Aquarium, home to a dazzling array of marine life. Viewers are transported into the lush, four-story Osher Rainforest, buzzing with exotic birds and butterflies, and housing a variety of amphibians and reptiles. The Morrison Planetarium captivates with its state-of-the-art digital universe, while the Kimball Natural History Museum offers insights into the wonders of our planet, with exhibits like the Tusher African Hall and the Foucault pendulum. The video also highlights the Academy's interactive exhibits, educational programs, and research initiatives, emphasizing its role as a leader in environmental stewardship and scientific education. The California Academy of Sciences emerges not just as a museum, but as a dynamic center for exploration and discovery at the heart of San Francisco's cultural experience.
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It's time to check out the California Academy of Sciences.
This is Claude, an alligator with albinism, which means that he cannot produce melanin to have color
in his eyes, which is why it's red. You can just see right through to the blood vessels,
and his skin is white. He's 27 years old.
Now we're checking out the rainforest.
Okay, we're checking out the mighty rainforest exhibit.
Look at how big his belly is. There's an interesting species down there in a tube
called humans. We're gonna go down there later.
So the way these poison frogs get their toxin is from what they eat,
the ants, and they just store the chemicals.
Oh, it's up there.
That's one of the greenest geckos I've ever seen.
Let's go. I just hope that blue butterfly doesn't fly.
It's still flying.
Oh my, I want to be a seahorse now.
Here's Claude the alligator. We saw him from up there, now we see him from down here.
Now we're going in the fog room.
Oh no, Carl's coming to us. Carl the fog.
We're going to experience an earthquake.
Let's go back in time. October 17th, 1989.
At 5.04 pm, live coverage had begun when the earthquake struck.
The shaking lasted 15 seconds. Let's imagine San Francisco more than 100 years ago.
April 18th, 1906. 5.12 am. The city begins to wake.
Whoa. I never knew how severe the 1906 quake was. That 28,000 buildings burned.
The goal of this game is to do a dance that the birds would do in real life.
I'm trying to predict the moves, but I'm not doing too...
Oh, oops.
Congratulations, you're an animal.
And that is the California Academy of Sciences.
My favorite part was the aquarium because there are a lot of different sea creatures everywhere.
I liked the fog and the earthquake, the ones that you got to like actually experience
things that happen to daily San Francisco people.
And I thought that the underwater portion was pretty cool as well.
And the seahorses. The seahorses are now one of my favorite animals.
