s010s/prehistoric-animal-museum

What is it?

Key features

• 01Interactive 3D models that can be rotated and zoomed with touch or mouse.
• 02Short English and Mandarin narration that the visitor starts manually.
• 03A parent guide covering lifespan, fossil regions, size, diet, and classification.
• 04Responsive layout for phones, tablets, and desktops, with keyboard navigation and reduced-motion support.
• 05No sign-in, tracking, or runtime calls to external AI, ad, or analytics services.

Use cases

• A parent and young child looking at dinosaurs together at home.
• A preschool or early-education setting that needs a calm, bilingual dinosaur exhibit on a screen.
• A developer studying a Three.js and React project with bilingual content and strict privacy choices.

Quick start

1. 1

   Install Node.js 20.19 or newer

2. 2

   Install dependencies

   npm ci
3. 3

   Start the local development server

   npm run dev

Things to know

• !Code is licensed under AGPL-3.0, a copyleft license that requires network-served modifications to be shared under the same terms.
• !Original museum writing, narration, and exhibit backgrounds are licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, which prohibits commercial use.

Topics

FAQ

What is prehistoric-animal-museum?

A free, bilingual 3D museum in the browser where young children and their grown-ups explore prehistoric animals on land, sea, and sky. Prehistoric Animal Museum is a browser-based 3D exhibit space covering dinosaurs, flying reptiles, marine reptiles, and other prehistoric animals across land, sea, and sky. Visitors can drag to turn a model, zoom in, and choose short English or Mandarin narration, which never plays automatically. A parent guide covers topics such as when an animal lived, where its fossils were found, its size, diet, and classification.

Is prehistoric-animal-museum free to use? What license does it have?

prehistoric-animal-museum is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is prehistoric-animal-museum still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to prehistoric-animal-museum was on Oct 18, 2026.

What can I use prehistoric-animal-museum for?

A parent and young child looking at dinosaurs together at home. A preschool or early-education setting that needs a calm, bilingual dinosaur exhibit on a screen. A developer studying a Three.js and React project with bilingual content and strict privacy choices.

How do I install prehistoric-animal-museum?

Install Node.js 20.19 or newer Install dependencies: npm ci Start the local development server: npm run dev

Where can I get prehistoric-animal-museum?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/s010s/prehistoric-animal-museum