Field Museum on Instagram: "*EVERYONE* deserves a chance to fly 🧙‍♀️🧹 *Including our favorite semi-aquatic apex predator: Sobek. 💙 Back in 2023, we brought our favorite fish-eating friend from the Cretaceous to the halls of the Museum—and things haven’t been the same since. 🥹 Sobek spends his time overhead today, but 95 million years ago, Spinosaurus was found in the waters of North Africa. There, its long jaws, sharp teeth, and powerful tail put it at the top of the food pyramid. 🍽️"

Field Museum on Instagram: "The drum of a heartbeat. 🥁 For Native American Heritage Month, we welcomed a Chicago powwow drum group, the Iron Bear Singers, for a performance with the “Chi-Town Drum” from our Native Truths exhibit. Drum groups like these are considered the “heartbeat” of Native gatherings and celebrations. There are many different drum groups across North America—each with its own style, history, and tribal affiliations—who use the performance as a way to pass on traditions and m