Patterson kept the lions' skins as floor rugs for 25 years before selling their remains to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, for $5,000 in 1924. The skins arrived at the museum in ...

An analysis of the lions' jaws revealed they likely suffered from painful dental injuries while alive, making it difficult ...

Discover free things to do in Chicago with free admission days at top attractions like the Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, ...

which include admissions to the museum. The Chicago CityPASS also covers access to a 3D film. The Field Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but no visitors are admitted after 4 p.m. The ...

Taxidermied felines are among the cat specimens visitors can see in the Field Museum’s new exhibit ... spaces filled with taxidermy mounts of lions, tigers, leopards — lounging, feasting ...