Stories

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

Dire Wolf Skull Wall Reinstall
3,600 individual dire wolves recovered, 400 skulls, one iconic La Brea Tar Pits installation refurbished
Time Machine Window: A Look Back at Ice Age Los Angeles
Take a look at Los Angeles through Ice Age lenses
Touring the Tar Pits From Home
Take a field trip through evolving Ice Age history at La Brea Tar Pits.
An American Icon, Once Endangered
The natural history and near extinction of the most American of mammals
From Giant Ground Sloths to Tiny Poops
Global tar pits reveal past ecosystems
Meet Hayden, the Metro Mammoth
A juvenile mammoth that was discovered during a dig for the new Metro
Death by pooping?
La Brea Tar Pits Assistant Curator Emily Lindsey and a team of researchers found a treasure trove of giant ground sloth specimens
Mammoth on Display
Our most complete mammoth, nicknamed “Zed” is almost ready to return to the limelight!
Students Name a Puma
As if working with Ice Age fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits wasn’t cool enough, the job comes with one pretty unforgettable perk.