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| Dinosaur replica stolen in Mexico | Dinosaur replica stolen in Mexico |
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| A remote-controlled dinosaur robot worth about 100,000 Australian dollars (£55,600) has been stolen from a Walking With Dinosaurs show in Mexico. | A remote-controlled dinosaur robot worth about 100,000 Australian dollars (£55,600) has been stolen from a Walking With Dinosaurs show in Mexico. |
| Staff noticed the 1.5m tall robot was missing after the show closed on its opening day in Guadalajara on Friday. | Staff noticed the 1.5m tall robot was missing after the show closed on its opening day in Guadalajara on Friday. |
| The Australian show based on the BBC series has toured worldwide and been seen by more than four million people. | The Australian show based on the BBC series has toured worldwide and been seen by more than four million people. |
| "Only in Mexico! How it happened we don't know," said the show's spokesman, Karla Arroyo. | "Only in Mexico! How it happened we don't know," said the show's spokesman, Karla Arroyo. |
| It is the first time an exhibit has been stolen from the show, she added. | It is the first time an exhibit has been stolen from the show, she added. |
| The theft did not stop the show going ahead. | |
| Computer graphics | Computer graphics |
| "Everything went on as usual," said Ms Arroyo. | "Everything went on as usual," said Ms Arroyo. |
| She said the stolen robot was the least expensive from the show - some measure up to 13m and cost up to 1m Australian dollars. | She said the stolen robot was the least expensive from the show - some measure up to 13m and cost up to 1m Australian dollars. |
| The show originated in Australia, where it first opened in Sydney's Acer Arena in January 2007. | The show originated in Australia, where it first opened in Sydney's Acer Arena in January 2007. |
| Ten species are represented from the 200 million-year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Stegostaurus. | |
| The UK tour sold more than 500,000 tickets earlier this year and has now moved to Europe. | The UK tour sold more than 500,000 tickets earlier this year and has now moved to Europe. |
| The Walking With Dinosaurs TV series, which used animatronics and computer graphics to portray the prehistoric animals, was broadcast 10 years ago. | The Walking With Dinosaurs TV series, which used animatronics and computer graphics to portray the prehistoric animals, was broadcast 10 years ago. |
| The series took two years to make. | The series took two years to make. |