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Crash McCreery holding dinosaur fossil
#MindBlownLA NHM Creatures and Mark “Crash” McCreery
When creating creatures is your life, what do you look to for inspiration?
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Ben-Hur costume in Becoming Los Angeles
A Shield at Hart
A piece of history linked to a blockbuster movie
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Humming Bird Nest
Nature in L.A.
The Greater Los Angeles
Egg Hunt
What better way to feel the healing powers of nature than celebrating the beginnings of new life while making a valuable contribution to science?
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4 speckled eggs on a table surrounded by spinach, nuts, and cabbage
Teñir huevos de dinosaurio
¡Tiñe tus propios huevos, estilo dinosaurio!
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4 speckled eggs on a table surrounded by spinach, nuts, and cabbage
Dyeing Dino Eggs
Dye your own eggs, dinosaur style!
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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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A snail stretches its body from a green leaf onto a bright pink flower.
Nature in L.A.
SnailBlitz 2020: The Search for SLIME rain or shine
The results are in from SnailBlitz 2020. See our photo contest winners!
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tar pit in trinidad edited
From Giant Ground Sloths to Tiny Poops
Global tar pits reveal past ecosystems
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Pregnant Plesiosaur specimen in Dinosaur Hall
Mind-Blown Science: Dr. Luis Chiappe and NHM's Extraordinary Plesiosaur
Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of our Dinosaur Institute, explains why this giant marine reptile blows his mind.
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