Cats & Dogs Exhibit Opens on May 16 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
(PRWEB) May 11, 2018 -- Cats & Dogs Exhibit Opens on May 16 at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
People have coexisted with dogs and cats for thousands of years, but what do we actually know about them? A special Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibition, Cats & Dogs, explores recent findings by animal behavior experts and encourages Museum visitors to reevaluate everything they know about these animals.
Cats & Dogs, on display at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum from May 16 to September 9, immerses visitors in numerous entertaining and interactive elements and environments that help to explain these pets that are so popular and well loved.
Three different environments, In Their Skin, In Their Heads, and In Our Society, are designed to help visitors experience what it’s like to be in a cat and dog's world. In the In Their Skin scene, participants learn about the anatomy of the animals and also try their own physical skills against their pets'. In the In Their Heads scene, various hands-on experiments show what it's like to "get inside" our pets' heads. Finally, the relationship between humans and animals is explored in In Our Society.
Dr. Charlie Cannizzaro, a veterinarian from Kalamazoo’s Sprinkle Road Veterinary Clinic, said there’s no doubt that pet ownership can enhance a person’s well-being. “Dogs and cats and the bond formed with their people are an excellent example of unconditional love,” he said. “As humans, we are nourished by this bond, as are our pets. Even on a bad day, dogs and cats welcome their people with warmth and a love that doesn’t cost anything more than the person’s existence in the animal’s life.”
And while cats and dogs are natural rivals, they can still learn to co-exist peacefully – at least most of the time, Cannizzaro said. “While many examples can be seen in the media of dogs and cats in a constant battle for territory, it is possible for the two species to come to a sort of fragile peace agreement and share their territory,” he said. “Some animals, who are even more forgiving of this territorial encroachment, can even exhibit a more advanced bond. But in the end, the two species are quite different and some days may not be as harmonious as others.”
This exhibition is created by Universcience, in partnership with Musée de la Civilisation, and produced by Imagine Exhibitions Inc.
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and governed by its Board of Trustees. Admission to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum is free.
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