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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Fox squirrel, laying on ground by a tree.
Nature in L.A.

Summer in September

Community Science Manager, Richard Smart looks at how squirrels escape the summer heat.
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Miguel Ordeñana shows bats to the Robateau's
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Backyard Bats of South L.A.

Will bats be the unexpected ambassadors that will connect the urban community of South L.A. to nature?
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Miguel Ordeñana holding a pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Nature in L.A.

We Found Bats Living at La Brea Tar Pits!

We’ve recently discovered that bats are still flying over the Tar Pits on a regular basis!
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