QUIRKY WORLD ... Museum’s famous dinosaur given the freedom to roam

ENGLAND: The Natural History Museum’s famous cast of a Diplodocus skeleton — affectionately known as Dippy — is to be sent on a tour of Britain.

Millions of people have seen Dippy the dinosaur in its London home since it was first unveiled to the public in 1905. Since 1979 the huge skeleton has been the star attraction of the entrance hall, welcoming visitors to the museum in London’s South Kensington.

However, from summer 2017 it will be replaced by the skeleton of a blue whale, which will be dramatically suspended so as to appear that it is diving. The museum announced this week that Dippy will go on tour throughout the UK from early 2018.