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Click on the photos below to learn about the fun, educational activities in the "Amazing Feats of Aging" exhibit:

Visitors enter their current age and gender and watch their faces age up to 25 years at the age machine in "Amazing Feats of Aging."	Visitors match six different animal species to their particular amazing feat of aging, including which animal has the longest life span, in "Amazing Feats of Aging."	A diagram and three-dimensional model of the human brain illustrates areas affected by Alzheimer's disease in "Amazing Feats of Aging."
Discover which animals spend time with their elders, and other fascinating facts about animal families, in "Amazing Feats of Aging."	Visitors of all ages enjoy exploring the mysteries of why and how animals, including humans, age in "Amazing Feats of Aging."	Visitors test how many everyday items from the past 100 years they can identify in "Amazing Feats of Aging."
Kids put on a puppet show about the bonds between younger and older animals in the Mongoose Theater in "Amazing Feats of Aging."	Comparing before and after models illustrates the effects of collagen cross-linking, a process that contributes to aging, in "Amazing Feats of Aging."