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Remaking Akeley's Striped Hyenas Diorama

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The Black Taxidermy Hall of Famer You Need to Know

Sitting on a couch, Mojina Mote holds a framed photo of herself as a young girl.

Home Is Where the Jaki Is

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72 years later, Field Museum staff presented Mojina Mote, who now lives in Enid with her son Terry, with a print of the photo.

Carl Cotton, wearing a lab coat, stands in front of a display of bird specimens. He looks down at a card he’s holding in his hand.

A Natural Talent: The Taxidermy of Carl Cotton

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Carl Cotton places individual letters on a label for an exhibition featuring hybrid birds.

Carl Cotton: Chicago's Original Black Taxidermist

Carl Cotton, holding a paintbrush, sits at a table with various art supplies and a large model of a turtle.

Finding Carl Cotton

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Media for Press Release: New Field Museum Exhibit Featuring Poems for Popular Attractions Debuts  During National Poetry Month

Making Máximo the Titanosaur

Side-by-side graphic of SUE the T. rex, showing before and after changes. The areas that have been moved or changed are highlighted in gray.

A Fresh Science Makeover for SUE

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Compare how SUE's shape and pose changed from 2000 (left) to 2018 (right).

A woman, Maritza Garcia, wearing a light blue dress and a headdress with a feather, performs a dance in front of onlookers at the land acknowledgment ceremony.

Making Room for Native American Voices

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Two photos side-by-side: A women sitting in front of a large drill, and a bowl with a gold bracket attached to it, for display

What's in a Name? That Which We Call a Dinosaur

Women in Art: Ann Prazer, Mountmaker

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Painting the Diorama

Ask Emily: The Favorites Episode

Creating the Heat Theater

The Replicator

The Interactives Shop

Beyond the Labels: Bunky Echo-Hawk Modern Warrior

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Remaking Akeley's Striped Hyenas Diorama

The Black Taxidermy Hall of Famer You Need to Know

Home Is Where the Jaki Is