The University of Michigan Natural History Museum

The first museum I visited was the Natural History Museum.  It has been a while since I'd been there and since I've taken enough pictures from the outside, I decided to get some pictures from the inside for a change.

 At the front of the museum is a pair of lion statues.

 As you can see, it was still pretty rainy.

 As you enter the building, you are greeted by a pretty cool looking dome.

 A representation of North America from space.

 Figures that Michigan would be covered with clouds when this was taken.

 The various tools of a paleontologist.

 A model of one of the dinosaurs.

 The skull of a tyranosaurus rex.

 I think this is the skeleton of a mastadon.

 The head of an allosaur.

 I'm not sure what this is the skull of.

 I believe this was a predecessor to the velociraptor.

 Not sure what kind of dinosaur is.

 It wouldn't be a University of Michigan museum without some kind of representation of a wolverine.

 I think they did a decent job of capturing its nastiness.

 Pulled out a little bit.

 A kirtland warbler.

 One more shot of the wolverine.  It was tough to get a decent picture of him through the glass.

 This is a missisaugua rattlesnake.  I believe this is the only venomous animal that is native to Michigan.

 Since I have such a hard time getting a picture of a cardinal, I figured this would be a good chance.

 Same with a blue jay.

 I don't have problems getting pictures of painted turtles, but I like them...so here goes.

 This is a petoskey stone which is Michigan's state stone.

 A bald eagle.

 They also have a few stones on the next story but I'm not sure what they are.

 I think this is an example of fluorite.

 I don't remember what kind of stone this is but I liked the looks of it.

 I think this is a martin which is related to the wolverine.

 A bobcat.

 A porcupine.

This is a grey wolf.  They've been making a comeback and our intelligent folks in the state goverment decided this would be a good opportunity to hunt them again.