Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo
- By Buhle Zuma
“The more colourful the creature the deadlier it is” – so goes the common warning passed onto explorers.
Red, blue, green, yellow, white – what’s in a colour? Colour in the animal and plant kingdom is loaded with information and carries different meanings. Discover and decode these colour codes at the 11th 2014 Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo exhibition hosted by the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at Wits University.
The Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo exhibition is a unique annual Johannesburg event that brings animals and plants together under one roof complete with tailor-made talks from experts, making it a fun and educational experience for kids and nature lovers of all ages.
The main objective of the exhibition is to engage and educate the public, particularly school learners about animals and plants and their context within natural sciences. The theme for 2014 is Rainbow World, celebrating the diversity of nature.
Exhibition details:
Date: 14 to 18 May 2014
Time: 09:00 – 16:00 (weekdays); 10:00 – 16:00 (weekend)
Venue: Oppenheimer Life Sciences Building, Braamfontein Campus East
Free entrance
A blast from the past! An exciting feature of the show is the unveiling of life-sized dinosaurs which previously roamed southern Africa. International artist David Huni, working closely with the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits, has produced the life-size dinosaur replicas from sheet metal. He will present talks on his work on the Saturday and Sunday at 10:30. Huni’s nature inspired exhibition titled The Big Bugs Expo which ended in January 2013 at the Botanical Gardens was a resounding success.
On the weekend visitors can also look forward to interacting with young leaders from RhinoSA and meeting Jedi, the Anatolian sheep dog.View .
This interactive exhibition is a joint effort by Wits, Johannesburg based eco-friendly societies, government and environmental organisations. It attracts over 10 000 visitors annually.
For more information and school bookings visit http://www.wits.ac.za/YeboGogga. For media interviews or features contact Buhle Zuma on (011) 717-1018 or email Buhle.Zuma@wits.ac.za