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Working on it allowed me to take a fresh look on the night.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAmong 350 species on display, only one is part of a now extinct species: the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian wolf.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nocturnal fauna is currently disappearing, the thylacine, the Tasmanian wolf, already disappeared but there are other animals, like this owl you can see behind me, that are critically endangered,\" says Grisolia.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the best ways to understand the nocturnal fauna is to be immersed in the conditions in which they live, Grisolia says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was very important for us to recreate this darkness, a mysterious and magical atmosphere, not literally terrifying but disturbing and also very poetical if you think of the sky at night. We offer a real setting, the exhibition is very 'immersive', there is a lot of staging, and there are sound effects.\"\u003cbr/\u003eScattered at different points of the exhibition, four units allow visitors to get acquainted with the five senses of night time animals. \u003cbr/\u003eThe last unit presents the various sixth senses that animals have. \u003cbr/\u003eThese perceptive abilities are found, for instance, in snakes which can see in infrared at night and in bats which use echolocation which allows them to orient themselves by the echo of the sounds they emit.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the goals of the exhibition, which took three years to create, is to raise awareness of the hazards of light pollution. \u003cbr/\u003eHuman-produced light pollution affects astronomy as strong city lighting makes it difficult to observe stars.\u003cbr/\u003eLight pollution also adversely affects wildlife, according to Didier-Julien Laferriere, who has co-curated the exhibition.\u003cbr/\u003e\"A lot of nocturnal animals orient themselves thanks to the stars, their position in the sky, it's a topic we started to explore recently. If there is light pollution, they (the animals) can't see the stars and don't have landmarks.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLaferriere gives the example of migratory birds that stray from their paths and die of exhaustion, and turtle hatchlings who cannot find their way to the sea.\u003cbr/\u003e\"When the sea turtle hatchlings hatch out they have to reach the sea. They orient themselves thanks to the feeble reflection of the sky on the sea surface. If there is a strong artificial light that comes from the coast, on their backs, (the hatchlings) will be disoriented and will go in the direction of those artificial lights and will finally get lost in the sand and die from dehydration or will be eaten by the stray dogs in the morning.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLight pollution can also disrupt the human circadian rhythm, the body's internal clock, which can affect sleep which in turn can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, depression, memory impairment and a weakened immune system.\u003cbr/\u003eSome very rare and valuable exhibits, such as a sample of the a rock from the Moon are on display as well, thrilling young visitors. \u003cbr/\u003eThe sample at the museum weighs 109 grams (3.8 ounces) and was a part of a rock that US astronaut James Irwin collected during the Apollo 15 mission, that originally weighed two kilos (4.4 pounds). \u003cbr/\u003eCurators say new technologies, interactive games, sound and visual effects are used to engage younger visitors.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Night\" runs from February 12 to November 3, 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eParis - 10 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close-up, pull focus from Bat Hawk from Southeast Asia to the European Eagle Owl in exhibit\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of Hawks and Owls display\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of exhibit alley\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide pan from Hawks and Owls display to Sophie Grisolia and Didier-Julien Laferriere, co-curators of the exhibition\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (French) Sophie Grisolia, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The thing people don't know is that everywhere around them, even in the city, there are nocturnal fauna and flora that are completely fascinating.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of bat display\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of vampire bat\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of Aye-Aye, from Madagascar\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of Gray-Handed Night Monkey, from Colombia and Venezuela\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Giant Forest Hog and Wild Boars\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close up of Giant Forest Hog\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (French) Sophie Grisolia, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a real joy to see little hedgehogs that come out at night or bats that fly in the Parisian sky, even in the city there are Pipistrelles that we can see, there are a lot of nocturnal animals to which I didn't pay attention before working on the exhibition, working on it allowed me to take a fresh look on the night.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of visitors looking at butterfly display\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of butterfly display\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close up of Ocelot\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Ocelot\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (French) Sophie Grisolia, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There is only one species that we put in a glass-case, a thylacine, from the marsupial family, that was extinct in the 1930'. This nocturnal fauna is currently disappearing, the thylacine, the Tasmanian wolf, already disappeared but there are other animals, like this owl you can see behind me, that are critically endangered.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Pan from children to Thylacine in a glass-case\u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid of Thylacine\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close-up of bear\u003cbr/\u003e21. Pan from sleeping bear to penguins\u003cbr/\u003e22. Close-up of penguins\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (French) Sophie Grisolia, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It was very important for us to recreate this darkness, a mysterious and magical atmosphere, not literally terrifying but disturbing and also very poetical if you think of the sky at night. We offer a real setting, the exhibition is deeply engaging, there is a lot of staging, there are sound effects.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Wide of five-metre-long Python \u003cbr/\u003e25. Close up of Alligator \u003cbr/\u003e26. Pull focus from Malagasy Civet to Fossa\u003cbr/\u003e27. Mid of Grisolia and Didier-Julien Laferriere, co-curators of the exhibition\u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE (French) Didier-Julien Laferriere, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"A lot of nocturnal animals orient themselves thanks to the stars, their position in the sky, it's a topic we started to explore recently. If there is light pollution, they (the animals) can't see the stars and don't have landmarks. They also have sources of strong light that they don't recognise so they are trapped.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide tilt down from the moon to deer exhibit \u003cbr/\u003e30. Mid of planets in the sky\u003cbr/\u003e31. SOUNDBITE (French) Didier-Julien Laferriere, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"(We can take the example of) the moths that fly endlessly around the street lamps, the migratory birds that stray from their path and end up dying from exhaustion.\"\u003cbr/\u003e32. Mid of Sugar Glider and Feathertail Glider\u003cbr/\u003e33. Close-up of Sugar Glider\u003cbr/\u003e34. Wide of kangaroo\u003cbr/\u003e35. Close-up of turtle \u003cbr/\u003e36. SOUNDBITE (French) Didier-Julien Laferriere, Exhibition co-curator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"When the sea turtle hatchlings hatch out they have to reach the sea. They orient themselves thanks to the feeble reflection of the sky on the sea surface. If there is a strong artificial light that comes from the coast, on their backs, (the hatchlings) will be disoriented and will go in the direction of those artificial lights and will finally get lost in the sand and die from dehydration or will be eaten by the stray dogs in the morning.\"\u003cbr/\u003e37. Wide of a wolf and wild cats display\u003cbr/\u003e38. Mid of a fox\u003cbr/\u003e39. Wide of a child looking at the screen showing how a snake \"sees\" \u003cbr/\u003e40. Close-up of 'snake-vision' screen\u003cbr/\u003e41. Mid of a child at computer screen\u003cbr/\u003e42. Wide of Basile Foulon filing his dreams in a dedicated computer\u003cbr/\u003e43. SOUNDBITE (French) Basile Foulon, 10-year-old visitor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I was impressed to see a rock that was on the Moon and that is now on the Earth and in this museum. It is incredible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e44. Various of Moon stone in showcase\u003cbr/\u003e45. Wide of Earth globe turning\u003cbr/\u003e46. Wide tilt down from the drawing showing a sleeping child to sleeping animals\u003cbr/\u003e47. Close-up of sleeping Monkey\u003cbr/\u003e48. 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