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NHM
Expeditions
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County sends researchers all
over the world to study nature and culture in many different places! |
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Thomas The T.rex Expedition
The Dinosaur Institute wants you join our team on a dinosaur dig. We need help removing T.rex fossils and bringing them back to the Museum for display. |
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The
Bird Site
Inhabiting nearly every part of the Earth, their wide-ranging abilities
and occupation of diverse habitats have allowed birds to diversify into
over 9000 species.
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Cats!
Wild to Mild
All cats are hunters. They have large, forward-facing eyes, excellent hearing,
sharp teeth, and strong limbs armed with sharp claws for catching prey. |
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Exploring
Mammals
Mammals are adapted for survival with body parts that are helpful for things
such as escaping predators, eating food, keeping warm, or staying cool. |
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Masters
of the Ocean Realm
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are an intriguing group of marine mammals.
Because of their aquatic existence, little is known about much of their
biology. |
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Seamobile:
Exploring Ocean Depths
The Seamobile website recreates the investigation experienced by students
on board the Seamobile, a unique outreach program developed by NHM. |
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Sharks:
Fact & Fantasy
Sharks were swimming in ancient seas more than 450 million years ago; long
before backboned animals invaded the land. |
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Tiniest
Giants
Join our team as we discover the first ever sauropod eggs with babies inside.
Even these tiny hatchlings can grow to be the largest dinosaurs!
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Fossils
of Rancho La Brea
Explore one of the world's most famous fossil sites. In the heart of Los
Angeles, the La Brea Tar Pits is home to over three million fossils from
the last Ice Age. |
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Savage
Ancient Seas
When the last of the great dinosaurs roamed North America, a shallow sea
covered most of the middle of the continent from the Arctic Circle to Mexico. |
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An
Insider's Look at Silicates
The ability of silicate tetrahedra to join by sharing oxygen corners leads
to a vast assortment of complex structures. |
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Exotic
Entomology
Few would dispute the beauty of a butterfly. These fragile little creatures
take flight on wings colored from the rainbow.
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Schreber's
Fantastic Beasts
In 1774 Johann Schreber authored a set of books of mammals. There was a
slight problem though: in most instances the artist had never seen the
animals! |
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Identity & Dreams
This collection of African American children's artwork and poetry originally
appeared in the FLARE exhibition that opened at the Armory Center for
the Arts. |
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NHM African Collections
In 1997, the NHM invited Los Angeles community leaders to join with museum staff in creating an exhibit drawn from the institution's own African holdings. |
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Synthia
Saint James Exhibition
Self-taught artist/author, Synthia Saint James was born in 1949 in Los
Angeles, California. Her professional career as an artist began in 1969
in New York City. |
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Tony
Gleaton Exhibition
"The most important aspect of my portraits is the giving of a narrative
voice by visual means to people deemed invisible by the greater part of society." |
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Africa:
One Continent. Many Worlds
Discover first-hand the vitality and significance of African peoples, their
communities through out the world, and the natural riches of the Continent. |
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Masks:
The World in Me
These masks were created by students from three Los Angeles Schools in
El Sereno as part of a unique environmental education and career-awareness
program |
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