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Pollinator Meadow in the Nature Gardens Spring

Our Pollinator Meadow
Springs into Bloom

Take a Virtual Tour of Our Nature Gardens
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Great white shark
Naturalist

Big Ocean Animal Alert

When one species declines or disappears, an entire ecosystem could be at risk of profound transformation or collapse. ​​​​​​​
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pond and waterfall in nature gardens

Nature Haikus

Turn your love of nature into a traditional Japanese haiku.
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Clear glass drug bottle from turn of the century

Message From A Bottle

Finds from Exposition Park excavations reveal past lives.
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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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