An alert 10-year-old spotted an error at London's Natural History Museum (Representational Image)
An alert 10-year-old has impressed many after pointing out a mistake made by palaeontologists at London's Natural History Museum.
Charlie Edwards' parents initially brushed off his concerns, sure the museum wouldn't have made a mistake. At the young boy's persistence, however, his parents alerted museum authorities. The Natural History Museum has since admitted one of its dinosaurs was, in fact, incorrectly labelled.
Charlie, who has Asperger's Syndrome, spotted the error while at the museum with his family on July 21, reports BBC.
A dinosaur was labelled Oviraptor, a dinosaur with a beak that walked on its hind legs. The image, however, showed a four-legged Protoceratops.
"I found a side-by-side comparison to the dinosaur, but I saw the shape of it was wrong. It was claimed to be an Oviraptor, but it looked like an early dinosaur from the Triceratops family, and we told a member of staff," Charlie tells the BBC.
"When he told us, we said, 'OK, we know you're good, but this is the Natural History Museum,'" his mother, Jade, tells the BBC. "He's loved palaeontology since he was very young and started reading encyclopaedias when he was about three."
"We are very impressed with Charlie's knowledge and hope his passion for palaeontology continues," The Telegraph reports a spokesperson for the Natural History Museum as saying. The museum has since updated the label.
Charlie's parents say he wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up. Looks like he's already on the right track!
Charlie Edwards' parents initially brushed off his concerns, sure the museum wouldn't have made a mistake. At the young boy's persistence, however, his parents alerted museum authorities. The Natural History Museum has since admitted one of its dinosaurs was, in fact, incorrectly labelled.
Charlie, who has Asperger's Syndrome, spotted the error while at the museum with his family on July 21, reports BBC.
A dinosaur was labelled Oviraptor, a dinosaur with a beak that walked on its hind legs. The image, however, showed a four-legged Protoceratops.
"I found a side-by-side comparison to the dinosaur, but I saw the shape of it was wrong. It was claimed to be an Oviraptor, but it looked like an early dinosaur from the Triceratops family, and we told a member of staff," Charlie tells the BBC.
"When he told us, we said, 'OK, we know you're good, but this is the Natural History Museum,'" his mother, Jade, tells the BBC. "He's loved palaeontology since he was very young and started reading encyclopaedias when he was about three."
"We are very impressed with Charlie's knowledge and hope his passion for palaeontology continues," The Telegraph reports a spokesperson for the Natural History Museum as saying. The museum has since updated the label.
Charlie's parents say he wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up. Looks like he's already on the right track!
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