Stories

Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

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Suiting Up for Smilodon

An exhilaratingly lifelike recreation of a saber-toothed cat will thrill — and teach — audiences in Ice Age Encounters.

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Mammoths, meet the metaverse

Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animals to use in AR and VR

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Artist Mark Dion's Deep Dive Into The Tar Pits

What blows this celebrated artist's mind? Microscopic ice age plants and rat poop

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Talking Tar Pits Turkeys

Dig into some ancient turkey with our Tar Pits team member, Preparator Laura Tewksbury.

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Research and Collections

These Hips Don’t Lie: 3D Imaging of a Pelvis Suggests Social Care for Saber Tooths

A new display at La Brea Tar Pits showcases how modern science can shed new light on old fossils.

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Horsing Around at La Brea Tar Pits

Say giddy up to the Western horse

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Here, Kitty, Kitty

It's been ice ages! Get reacquainted with your friendly neighborhood apex predator

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You Herd of Bison in L.A.?

Hoofing it through Ice Age Los Angeles

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At the Feet of Mammoths

Meet some of the Ice Age minifauna still making their home in L.A.

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Research and Collections

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets

Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth

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