Our trip to Chicago for my nephew's wedding proved that, even in a large city, there are opportunities to observe wildlife.
We first met Sue, the largest, most complete (more than 90%), and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found, at the wedding reception at the Field Museum in Chicago. Sue roamed North America about 67 million years ago, and was discovered in 1990 at the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in western South Dakota.
We returned to the museum the next day during daylight hours to get a better look at this imposing figure.
Because of its weight, the original skull is exhibited separately.
A skull of a different sort was on exhibit at the Chicago Institute of Art. This is Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue, painted by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1931.
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