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Jessica Portner

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The Dire Wolf: An Ice Age Angeleno

What’s the backstory of dire wolves, the most-found mammal at La Brea Tar Pits? Here are five juicy morsels about this extinct species that once howled through the Ice Age.
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Stephanie Abramowicz portrait at desk

The Dino Artist

Stephanie Abramowicz, illustrator in our Dinosaur Institute, has brought Gnatalie, the Green Dino, into full color. The paleoartist who also helped dig up the long-necked dinosaur—soon to be on display in the Museum’s new wing, NHM Commons—talks about how she uses scientific evidence to paint the prehistoric.
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UNLAB Mentees 2023 Group
Naturalist

Baccalaureates in Biodiversity

Meet the first graduating class of NHMLAC’s extraordinary mentorship and apprenticeship program—UNLAB (Understanding Nature and L.A. Biodiversity). Discover what eight college grads learned about fish, snails, and other creatures of the natural world from ancient times to the present—and how to protect them in the future. 
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