Culture
Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
March 5, 2010 – September 6, 2010
Chicago - The Field Museum
About this festival
Journey back in time millions of years ago when mammoths and mastodons roamed the earth. Meet for the very first time, Lyuba, the 42,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth – the most complete mammoth ever discovered. Explore how mammoths and mastodons lived with other giant creatures like short-faced bears and saber-toothed cats. Joust with mammoth tusks. Touch the teeth of the colossal mastodon, and feel mammoth fur between your fingertips. Create your own cave art and learn why early humans both hunted and honored these majestic animals. Live among these larger than life creatures for a day, in the most captivating, interactive exhibition since the Ice Age.