The American Museum of Natural History is suing American Airlines over a delivery of African fish samples which were to be studied in the hall of artifacts. Part of the "Congo Project," the museum had sponsored students from the University of Kinsasha to collect rare fish samples from the river. However, when the barrels arrived in Brussels last October, officials found they were leaky and full of maggots, and had them destroyed. The museum is seeking $25,000 in damages for the missing fish and "loss of research." They are also investigating infestation claims because the "fish specimens had been preserved in a solution of formalin and then double-bagged, creating an environment in which no maggot or pest could survive."