Museum's dinosaur dismantling proves a real bone of contention

LONDON - "Hope" the blue whale took over as the centerpiece of the revamped atrium of London's Natural History Museum on Thursday despite a spirited campaign to keep its much-loved predecessor, "Dippy" the dinosaur.

The towering replica diplodocus skeleton had been in the museum for more than 100 years and news of its impending demise in 2015 sparked an outcry from dinosaur fans.

Some 14,000 people signed a petition on Twitter to stop the move.