Tapeworm
Research and Collections
Preserve Our Parasites
Conserving unseen worlds of misunderstood organisms
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Kayce Bell in Panama
Safer with Science
Scientific expertise lays a path through uncertainty
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A hummingbird at rest on a branch next to orange flowers
Nature in L.A.
Celebrate Nature With Us!
Take the City Nature Challenge and meet the person who started it all!
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miguel ordeñana in P-22 exhibit
Nature in L.A.
P-22 Show Interviews Miguel Ordeñana
Miguel Ordeñana joins the P-22 Presents Show to chat about animals all over L.A.
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Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Nature in L.A.
Bats over Los Angeles with Miguel Ordeñana
NHM's Curiosity Show chats with Community Science Manager and Wildlife Biologist Miguel Ordenana and learn all about L.A.'s urban bats.
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SciGirls_Nature_Lab
Nature in L.A.
SciGirls Explore STEM Careers at NHM
The group was thrilled to take tours of the Nature Gardens and our expansive collections, meet our friendly staff, and learn about working at museums.
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baby opossum on branch
Nature in L.A.
Baby Opossums in Your House!
Who could be mad at that face for moving in?
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Miguel Ordeñana holds up a box of bat specimens.
Nature in L.A.
Bats in the Classroom
NHM Scientist, Miguel Ordeñana, finds bats and introduces them to classrooms in South L.A.
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Bat, Collections, Natural LA
Nature in L.A.
L.A. Bats Fight On!
At first, I was content just watching the bats fly around, dipping and turning across the night sky. But then I remembered I had a bat detector in my pocket. Nerd alert!
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Family of three bobcats in a side yard of a neighborhood in Altadena, CA.
Nature in L.A.
A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor
Would you be happy to know that bobcats are visiting your home?
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