Man Eating Lions and other Celebrity Taxidermy at the Field Museum
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I believe the lions of Tsavo were turned into rugs after being killed, and then taxidermed decades later, which is why they’re smaller than the others
You are correct
I thought they weren't preserved properly that's why they shrunk what a way to treat lions I was hoping to see how big they actually were. But I just see averaged sized lions what a let down.
@@catspaw3092 well at least we have one good photograph of one of the maneaters, i believe it was the first one patterson shot, and it took 9 people to carry it
Yes that's correct.
Actually that "fake bird" is a bird of paradise discovered by Darwin on New Guinea
Yes, a blue bird of paradise is what it’s called.
He was joking obviously
Hi, Carpetbagger. I was checking out some of your great videos about roadside attractions when I noticed that you did a video about the Field Museum and the Tsavo Lions. I worked in the exhibits department in 1995 and 1996, while I was a student at the Art Institute. Along with another artist, I painted the background to the Tsavo lions exhibit. There was a big rush to revamp the exhibit prior to the release of "The Ghost in the Darkness" movie. In my opinion, it is a so-so movie, but there was a lot of interest in it at the time. The lion specimens were already in the case, but they only had a plain blue background. The lions were far too fragile and valuable to be moved, so we actually had to paint the background in the case with the specimens on display. The museum decided to leave the exhibit open while we worked on the background due to the popularity of the exhibit.. I remember many people banging on the glass, and shouting, "Look out m*****f***** a Lion!" I would blast music on my Walkman to drown them out. The 3D shrubs in the background were actually tree branches we took from Grant Park and deloused. We used epoxy putty to attach hundreds of toothpicks to them and then painted them to make them look more like the acacia thicket where the lions lived. While I was researching the exhibit, I learned that in life, the Tsavo lions were actually much larger than they appear in the exhibit. A lot of skin and fur were lost when they were initially made into lion skin rugs or wall hangings. When the skins were later mounted, they had to be put on smaller armatures to reflect the loss of skin. Since you are interested in the exhibit, I thought you might like to hear this behind-the-scenes info. I enjoy your videos. All the best.
My bad. The movie was actually called "The Ghost AND the Darkness."
+Matt Parker thanks! Very cool story
I was surprised to see that so much of the Field Museum is the same as it was 20 years ago. The bird and mammal exhibits you visited ( even the "Mold-a-rama") are exactly the same. In my opinion, the upstairs "non-public" part of the museum is much more interesting than the public areas-a lot of weird and wild stuff up there. They have tours up there every so often. The next time you are in Chicago, stop by the International Museum of Surgical Science on Lake Shore Drive. They have a weird collection that would fit in well with your other videos. I used to work for them doing medical illustrations. All the best.-Matt
Wow that area changed. Did you see The Museum of Science and Industry when you were there? The Planetarium? The Aquarium?
Matt, that is so cool! I've been to the Field Museum twice. I was a volunteer at the American Museum of Natural History many years ago. It was wonderful to be behind the scenes. I read about the Tsavo maneaters, but I didn't know their mounts were in Chicago.
“That’s way bigger than my armadillo”
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those birds are real that you thought were fake,they are birds of paradise, awesome video
Gaius Magnus 7:46 that bird is real, saw it on a David Attenborough documentary, it lives in PNG 😉
He was joking obviously
This Father of Taxidermy guy was the perfect mix of genius and bat shit crazy... Like, one day, He said to himself, "You know what? I bet people would love to decorate their homes with... ANIMAL CARCASSES! " and then he was actually right. WTF?
yeah taxidermy has to be one of the weirdest ideas ever
@@sheddingmyvelvet Might be weird but it sure is cool
yeah pretty messed up lol
Not that weird. Preserved skins and horns/antlers have been used for millennia. Just an extension of tanning.
Your monster hissing noise cracks me up :-)
0leanderTea yup
Every once in awhile he would scare me with it because it came out of nowhere
"I must be honest. This museum HAS TOO MANY BIRDS!!" hahahaha damn right just what i was thinking lol
"Segway hooligans" that made me laugh so hard
Old video I know but I can't help but to point this out. This museum was used for the movie "Night at the Museum". No joke when you showed off Sue's skeleton I thought "hey Rex!" Awesome museum and awesome video.
Is that why the New York Natural History Museum in that movie looks nothing like the real thing? I’ve been there. They’re nothing alike!
False , it is the New York museum in Central Park , the rest was filmed inside on a sound stage in British Columbia Canada. Sorry but It would’ve been cool if it were.
@@ajzeg01 sadly it was no where near the field museum, similar but not related.
Taxidermy is a rare form of art and not a lot of people like the fact that animals are stuffed and put on display but I think it’s educational and interesting
I'm a little late for this, but The Ghost and The Darkness is one of my all time favorite movies.
That's a lovely zoo of death.
Take care now bye bye then
actually taxidermy is considered an art form in which many taxidermists refer to it as "Giving an animal a second life" which is why there are a surprising amount of vegan taxidermists
Is a cemetery a park of death?
@@cursedcancersurvivor to be fair, cemeteries don’t have the skins of humans preserved and stretched over frames with glass eyes so they can be displayed for all to see.
@@cursedcancersurvivorAnd a waste of arable land.
The man-eaters of tsavo we're actually big lions. One was nine feet five inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. The other was nine feet seven inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. The reason they look smaller is John Henry Patterson originally turned them into rugs.
Lots of hissing. 10/10. Love it.
Wooo, I'm from Ireland. Thanks for remembering we don't have snakes
I love birbs and seeing such endangered and extinct creatures so close amazes me. Thank you for this video!
It is a great museum! So is the museum of Sience and Industry!
+Cathi Scholl it's great too
Yes it is
This museum's for the birds.
Mokujo not just birds. There is a huge bird section. This museum also specializes in primates, African history, earth, ancient Egypt, etc.
When you were in the bird exhibits, did you happen to see the Tufted Titmouse? It's not necessarily my favorite bird. I just like to say "Tufted Titmouse" whenever the opportunity arises...
MrGoosePit my favorite is the dik dik
@@katiebergstrom8094 or bluefooted Boobybird lol
There's a bunch of titmice species
While looking for the panda bear, you peeked over the 'bearier'. I get it. Nice one, TCB.
When I went there as a child with my father and mother, I felt sorry for all the dead animals. My father, to make me feel better, told me they were found dead on the road and the people at the Field did not wish them to die for nothing , so they stuffed them so people could learn.
We feed crows at my dads house so they will leave our stuff alone cuz they like to take my chickens corn for the morning
OMG I LOVE THE FIELD!!!!! MY FAVORITE EXHIBIT IS "THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS" LIONS!!!!!
Many male lions in the Tsavo region have small or no manes. I believe it's a genetic adaptation that lets them move through the heavier undergrowth of the area more freely, without getting tangled up. There's also an area in Africa that's more forested & the lions there climb trees... ahh evolution, you magnificent thing.
Wow I actually thought something was wrong with them like they were sick
I was just there Saturday, my 2 yr old son wouldn't leave the taxidermy room
LOL @ 20:13 those two old ladies were like nawwww
Isn't The Field Museum awesome?
+ThisIs ReadyMade it's one of the best
My all time favorite museum. Thanks for taking us there!
The Tsavo lions!👍👍 I've always wanted to o and see them. This is AwesomE! Kind of like a zoo, but far more in depth!
All those birds. Hitchcock would be proud of that museum.
+Savage Mister I think even Hitchcock would say "enough birds already "
Inside the Great Plains zoo in Sioux Falls South Dakota is the home of The Delbridge Museum of Natural History. It is home to a one-in-the-world collection of 150 mounted animals. The majority of the mounts originally belonged to Henry Brockhouse, a Sioux Falls businessman who hunted extensively in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. All of the Museum specimens collected by Mr. Brockhouse were legally hunted at the time. Now, many of these species are deeply endangered. Last time i was there they were not incased, so you can get very close to the animals. It's a pretty impressive exhibit.
Happy Friday!
I like that I can visit the museum and not have to get out of bed
Funny story about those lions, when their hides were being processed, they weren't kept in the best condition and they actually shrunk a good amount!
That museum looks awesome!! I'll have to get there one day. And I have to tell you, I thoroughly enjoy when you zoom in on animals and make that noise you make along with shaking the camera, it cracks me up every time!! Lol
I love taxidermy. I'm building my own backyard private museum with taxidermy, fossils, skeletons. And moast skeletons I collect myself.
Love the Field!! The dioramas especially!! As a wildlife artist I love going there for studies for paintings.
Love some of your descriptions like skeleton monster
It’s the scientific name :)
This is one of my favorite museums and it’s been such a long time since I’ve been there. This is very nostalgic Thank you for keeping my childhood memories preserved in video
Thank you for the tour ♥️🙏
No maneless lions were ever in the films about the Tsavo lions, because lion actors always had it in their rider: "No haircut."
Dang imagine being a night guard at this place and you check the man eating lion box and they arent there
Even though I’ve been here more then a hundred times, it’s still cool to see him go through it
They brought the T-Rex to Anniston Museum of Natural History in Alabama and it was spectacular to see.
This gives me confidence that anyone can find someone
awesome place ty for sharing cb
That was a fantastic tour! Thank you so much
Very interesting place...Love the peregrine falcon!!!In the bag!🐧🐘🐨🐻
“Looks like some sort of skeleton of a Pokémon of some sort.”
Such a great tour guide we love it
The
One bird you said is fake is real
I have heard speculation that the head found with Sue was not actually her head, just based on the fact that it is too heavy for her. There were other bones found with Sue that were not hers also so it's possible there were two T-Rex skeletons and Sue is actually a mix of two different skeletons.
I haven't been to the Field in many years (since my son was about Anabelle's age...he's now 26). I think the last time I went they had a special exhibit for King Tut artifacts. I usually visit the Native American section when I go though, and avoid eating at the food court there, waaaaay too expensive.
FarfalleAlfredo since its too heavy. it might be a giga or allo head. from what ive looked up they are...bigger than a rex...somehow? i dlubt they are. Sues head mightve been from a different rex. probably a much older one or a male
I remember that tut exhibit! My mom took my siblings and me when we were younger.
I live in Illinois. Dude this museum is straight up my childhood.
very intresting place.got to say i love the orange elephant you got i love elephants🐘
Hi 5 years in the future but I was so thrilled you showed BushMan and the Narwals. I was missing them both and stumbled across your page (which is fabulous btw$
My all time favorite place to visit as a kid. I've missed seeing it. Glad to see it's still looking good.
Good morning fellow carpetbagger's!!!! Nice vlog Jacob!
this is the best one yet
Illinois people love their birds🤣
Love ya vids :D happy thanksgiving too Carpetbagger and family
Love the Field Museum !! Yippee Anna!! Thank you Jacob for another great EPISODE!!
“look at that eyeball it looks like Halloween candy”
Quote of the year-2021
My therapist’s brother is actually one of the head taxidermists at the field museum! He’s working on a project to prove that modern dogs descended from jackals not wolves!
This mueum is immense!!! Very exquisite!!!This is one of my top museum visits...I admire the setups and displays!! Never seen so many birds on exhibit!!🐦.And paleontologists are on the premises??Insane!!?!👍👍👍
Wow man, This is my city. I have not been to the Field Museum in years. I really appreciate this.
5:58 BAMBI NOOOOOO 😭
7:47 that bird is actually *real*
You can search on google "birds of paradise"
I started watching Adam The Woo years ago when only the main channel and throughout the years i have begun to prefer the content that The Carpetbagger share/makes over ATW, I cannot get into the Disney Thing as much as some do and its nice to have you both to bounce back and fourth and enjoy but just saying hey and letting you know I really enjoy the content Thank you for keeping it fresh
AH I just went there a couple days ago!! I wish I could've seen you guys!
Every time he does the hissing sound I always crack up laughing
I'm in love with your intro!
My grandfather use to paint some of those backgrounds in the taxadermy exhibit. Dinosaurs and neanderthals too. Very proud of that.
I just finished reading their Story thanks for showing us the Tsavo lions
No one:
Seal: *eternal scream
just went there a few months ago. amazing place. takes hours to go through it all. love the Egyptian exhibit
The t-rex head actually does make sense as the muscles that would’ve been connecting the neck to the head that help to hold the head up aren’t there anymore
Very interesting. Thank you once again.
really enjoyed that Jacob
This place is awesome! I w was born not to far away I've been there many times and still find it fascinating. Its cool to see your take on it
I've seen that t-rex skeleton in person as a kid they used to travel around with her .
Rushelle alexandra same!
My favorite exhibit at the Field Museum is called" Spider and his allies." Funny af.
Velociraptors had feathers. Those taxidermists need to get on that.
Carpetbagger: intro
Woman: its really nice here
This one brings to mind that I wonder how your Dad feels knowing that something you shared as a kid (watched your hallowed ground video tonight as well) has grown in to a life long passion.... and that you both now take the 3rd generation ..... quite moving I would imagine.... that would be a nice Q&A vid. Love this channel - just discovered it!
My dad has always been very supportive
The Man Eating Lions of Tsavo, The Mfuwe Man Eater, Sue the T-Rex lots of incredible animal exhibits and dinosaur fossils to see great video thanks for sharing. The Field Museum of Chicago is a real treat.
Watching back this video after many months will always be happy to watch this back so many interesting stuff in the Chicago Field Museum.
The girl saying “you can tell that’s fake” about the Dino head, all of it is. They don’t drill and mount the actual fossils. They make exact replicas and mount those.
1:16 Girl is talki..Yeah anyway hahahahahaha
One of my favorite museums in Chicago but The Museum of Science and Industry is #1 on my list . 😊
+Movie Edge all I can think about is body slices
very interesting..thanks for sharing
7:28 that’s a shoebill........ The shoebill also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology.
This One Maybe be the best one i have seen you visit... i must go to this one!
When I went there, I found the Mfuwe maneater to be scarier than the Tsavo maneaters. I don't know why. Maybe because they were posed like they were just relaxing, where the Mfuwe maneater looked ready to pounce.
I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and live in the city for college. I go to this museum all the time. At any given moment, less than 1% of its entire collection of artifacts are on display. I'd love to get permission to look at its archives. Imagine how massive they must be, considering how large the museum itself is!
Definitely subscribed so interesting
You make me smile, thank you.
I've been to this museum! I loved it but I can see they've added MORE
there's a lot of animals that you and your daughter is looking at and that I never even seen or even heard of before this is something new for me to learn there's all kinds of species out there that we don't even know from today what they are 😂🤣
I REMEMBER THAT REX! ive been to that museum a few times :)
Fun fact about the mummies, one security guard my therapists brother is friends with told her about the mummies, one night one of the mummies removed from the case for cleaning and the other mummy kept making horrific noises and fell over, breaking out of the display case. A lot of weird shit happens with the mummies, they are fuckin pissed about being moved from their home
Greetings from Ethiopia great video I appreciate ur sense of humor