Jessica Portner

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Our Bird Curator's New Perch

Meet Dr. Allison Shultz, the museum’s new Assistant Curator of Ornithology.
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fossils of saber-toothed cat vertebrae on trays in the La Brea Tar Pits Museum’s collections room;
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Paleo Prep School

Students dig up the bones of real prehistoric beasts for college credit in the first-ever La Brea Tar Pits Field School.
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NHMLA taxidermist Tim Bovard with a pair of lionesses nuzzling in the African Mammal Hall.
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Our Museum Pride

How a diorama welcomed a few new wild residents.
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