Chimpanzee using stick

Chimpanzees: Redefining What It Means to Be Human

Dr. Jane Goodall’s scientific insights revealed how similar we are to chimpanzees.
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Gray Wolf Skull
Research and Collections

Noggins for Noshing?

Animal diets, skull shapes and the limits of convergent evolution
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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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Bison close up for featured image

You Herd of Bison in L.A.?

Hoofing it through Ice Age Los Angeles
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Bison Teeth 3D Model Close Up for Header Image
Research and Collections

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets

Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth
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Camelops Cropped

L.A.'s Ancient Camel

But did it spit?
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Male walruses relaxing
Research and Collections

Walruses: On the Tusk of Greatness

With the discovery of the oldest tusked walrus yet, NHM scientists are getting to the root of the walrus’ long tooth.
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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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