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Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

Ceramic Hairless Dog
Colima Dogs
Best Friends Forever
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Gems of the Americas
Gems of the Americas
Take a trip through deep time — via the 1980s — and explore gems with a vintage NHM documentary
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Bactrian camels at the Griffith Park Zoo, circa 1910-1916.
Topsy the Camel
A camel that captured hearts and headlines rediscovered in NHM's Mammalogy Collections
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E. Occidentalis
Horsing Around at La Brea Tar Pits
Say giddy up to the Western horse
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nhm in olympic regalia
Performance Anxiety: Olympics in Hard Times
The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics under the shadow of the Great Depression
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T. rex skull in Dinosaur Hall
Our 10 Year Dinoversary
Celebrating the first decade of NHM's ground-shaking Dinosaur Hall
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Great Shark Hunt hike in
The Great Shark Hunt
A community effort to uncover ancient L.A.
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Up-close view of Megamouth
A Fishy Query
Why does this supersized shark’s mouth glow in the dark?
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Photograph of the Dino Hall exhibit
Virtual Tour of Dino Hall - ASL
A virtual visit to the Age of Dinosaurs
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Western Black Widow
The Black Widow's Tangled Rep
Awfully scary or awe-inspiring? Let's unspool the truths about the fascinating spider that induces shivers in even those captivated by other arachnids
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