What is the longest-lived animal species on the planet?
Amazing Feats of Aging includes information relevant to visitors of all ages. Older adults will find the exhibit especially interesting as it includes tips on how to keep your brain and body healthy as you age and information on how science is extending the average human life span. Amazing Feats of Aging is presented in a colorful, carnival-themed atmosphere. Visitors are invited to “step right up” to a variety of hands-on activities in three thematic areas – Mysteries of Aging Revealed, The Amazing Aging Brain, and The Wild World of Aging. Exhibit highlights include an age machine where visitors can watch their faces age up to 25 years; “nickelodeons” to peer into for tips on healthy aging; and the comparison of a healthy brain tissue sample to one with Alzheimer’s. In the animal-related section of the exhibit, visitors place a series of creatures in order according to their life spans to discover which species lives the longest. After viewing the exhibit, visitors leave knowing that
