Behind the scenes at the Field Museum in Chicago

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A slide show of short, fascinating video of some of the specimens that will never make it out onto the Field's display floor - but that might be crucial to a discovery 500 years from now. Click through and enjoy.

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Behind the Scenes at the Field Museum - Research

The Field Museum is an incredible place to teach kids about the science of natural history, but did you know scientists come from all over the world to study the thousands of specimens the public never gets to see?

Recently, Bill Stanley, the Field's collection manager for the division of mammals, gave Chicago Parent a behind-the-scenes look at the museum's mammal specimen collections and how something like a chipmunk can go from roadkill to research participant.