DYK that Native American way of governing influenced the writers of our U.S. Constitution? Benjamin Franklin and others were in regular contact with the Iroquois Confederacy and invited Great Council leaders to address the Continental Congress in 1776.
Three people work to vacuum the various sections. To reach the very tops of the poles we rent a special indoor cherry-picker lift, one of only a few in the country.
#FossilFriday
pro-tips coming at you from this "skeleton crew" 😉
These colleagues and paleontologists spent three weeks fossil hunting in Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation this summer. 🦴
We'd like to make you aware that birds are dinosaur descendants. 🦖➡️🐧 Please take the wing of another and marvel at these modern-day dinos.
#PenguinAwarenessDay
We'd like to make you aware that birds are dinosaur descendants. Please take the wing of another and marvel at these modern-day dinos. 🐧
#PenguinAwarenessDay
While this may be a strange time for us, these days feel normal for animals at Shedd. Our caregivers are constantly providing new experiences for the animals to explore and express their natural behaviors with. Let us know what penguin activities you would like to see! (3/3)
Every day is Saturday when you're the world's most complete, best preserved T. rex. 🦖 Hope SUE's big band energy helps you kick this week off right. 🎺✨
We discovered a time capsule under
@SUEtheTrex
, left by the folks who built the landform. It includes a Chicago Sun Times paper from May 15, 2000 and a VHS—contents TBD.
#SUEOnTheMove
📼🦖
Now open—Jurassic Oceans! 🌊 While dinosaurs were dominating the land, massive marine reptiles became larger and fiercer. Dive into prehistoric oceans to face these
#MonstersOfTheDeep
. 🦈
The Endangered Species Act has been the most essential piece of US legislation for protecting plants and wildlife. The Peregrine Falcon, humpback whale, and Tennessee purple coneflower would’ve all likely disappeared without it.
Hola, amigos. It has been a long time since speaking with you on the Twitter, but there has been a good reason. I have been working on something muy exciting.
SUE snuck out to say hi to
@shedd_aquarium
pen’ pals Darwin and Izzy. 🦖💙🐧 These dino descendants were a bit distracted by eating—an activity SUE loves and applauds.
Real talk: it took us six hours to film this, and it was real cold during that final scene. So we're indulging in this RT for anyone who might've missed over the holidays.🦖💙
Wishing Wellington and his friends over at
@shedd_aquarium
a most excellent
#WorldPenguinDay
! SUE would love to visit those tiny theropods IRL but will settle for a socially distant celebration this year. 🐧🐧💙🦖