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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, May 25,2022, Page 3A SOWEGA ELECTRIC MOTORS All Type Motors Rewinding - Repairing Single & Three Phase Travis L. Pelham Owner & Operator ALL YOUR AC MOTOR REPAIRS NEEDS ■ PUMP REPAIR NEEDS • NEW SALES ALL WORK GUARANTEED 711 Flint Ave., Albany, GA Business: (229) 432-2721 Cell: (229) 869-8750 Thronateeska debuts new full-scale prehistoric whale exhibit Special to the Ledger It has been 34 million years since the prehis toric whale Cynthiacetus swam the sea that once covered modern South Georgia. Now, thanks to a commission of sculp tor and exhibit designer Rick Spears, visitors to the Thronateeska Heritage Center can encounter one floating just above their heads in downtown Albany. Her name is Cindy. During the late Eo cene, great whales like Cindy were fearsome predators with jagged, dagger-like teeth that were capable of sub duing even the largest of prey. A member of the basilosaurid family, Cynthiacetus was about half the size of its much larger cousin, Basilosau- rus, which could reach up to 60 feet in length. Like modern whales, they were aquatic mam mals, but Cynthiacetus retained rudimentary hind legs, providing proof of its terrestri al origins. Scientists and lucky locals have been uncovering fossil evidence of prehistoric animals like Cynthia cetus and Basilosaurus along the banks of the Flint River for years now, so the new exhibit is especially fitting for the Paleontology section of the Thronateeska Science Museum. The hand-carved mod el is one of a kind, likely the only full-scale skele tal Cynthiacetus sculp ture in the world. When Thronateeska commis sioned Rick Spears to sculpt the 26-foot model, he thought that it would take about nine months to complete. In the end, the project took over 3 years of work. Spears has served as an exhibit designer for the Fern- bank Science Center in Decatur, Georgia, for two decades. Before Fernbank, he designed and built the exhibits for the natural history museum at Rock Ea gle, which still features many of his sculptures and illustrations. Mu seums, science centers, and galleries around the country display his artwork. Though he is a veteran sculptor, he had never carved a skeleton as large and complex as the Cynthi acetus. He worked from photographs of fossils to render hundreds of individual bones, and then pieced the model together like an 8-me ter-long puzzle. “When Thronatees ka asked me to make a whale skeleton, I thought it would be a straightforward project,” said Spears. “After all, it’s just bones defining a space. However, we know what Cynthia cetus bones look like, so it was important to construct the skeleton to exact shapes and sizes. With a fleshed-out interpretation, there is some artistic leeway... not so with this skeleton. It took much longer than I anticipated, but the patient folks at Throna teeska were very under standing and let me take the time needed to do this model justice. I hope that Cindy inspires Thro nateeska visitors to go out and explore the fossil history of Georgia!” Thronateeska is a member of the Artesian Alliance and is open Thursday-Saturday from 10 am-4 pm. There is no charge for admission. Have A Safe memorial DAY WEEKEND 1 . FREE Pediatric and Adult Prosthetic Orthotic Diabetic Footwear Evaluations John P. Rodman, Sr., C.P.O., FAAOP, LPO ^ U.S. Army (Retired) Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist Practice Manager LimBcaRe. PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS OF GEORGIA Albany Location Also In Americus, 1919 Palmyra Rd. Cordele, Tifton, 430-9778 And Valdosta 855-639-3202 www.limbcareonline.com We Are A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Lee County Fire and EMS Services responded to 128 Calls Emergency Services responded to 128 calls during the week of May 15-21, 2022. 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