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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 9h

A new paper by an international team of researchers, including #NHMLA's Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe, uncovers more secrets of aquasloths with one of the most complete skeletons ever discovered: go.nhm.org/aquatic-sloths

An illustration featuring aquatic sloths on a sunset beach amid sea lions, seagulls, and penguins. Artwork by Alex Boersma.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 10h

🦅 It's a bird, it's a plane, it's 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨!

Take a peek into the Collections with our Director of Archives & Library, Yolanda Bustos, and discover what exactly this magnificent bird (literally) was.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 2d

👀📦 What's in the box?

Tank dive with resident Herpetology Collection Manager Nefti Camacho and get a glimpse of what specimens are hidden in #NHMLA's collections!

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 5d

Next week, B Movies and Bad Science returns to #NHMLA! Kick off the 3-night series with a screening of “The Shadow of the Cat”, plus a post-screening discussion with Film Historian Karie Bible and special guests Angie and Chris Schneider of Hollywood Heritage Museum, and more: go.nhm.org/b-movies

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 5d

Closure Advisory ⚠️ Saturday, October 4, #NHMLA will close at 2pm in preparation for this year’s Haunted Museum event, with some areas closed to the public beginning at noon. Please plan your visit accordingly!

For more information or to reschedule your visit, email [email protected].

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 6d

Don't miss the return of the “Collections Revealed” program with unique presentations every Thursday, only at #NHMLA! Free with Museum Admission.

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Collections Revealed

From tiny marine invertebrates and extraordinary artifacts to newly described species and the oldest things on Earth, get an up close look at the rarely seen Museum Collections we study and care for.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 6d

Today, join our Associate Curator of Ornithology, Dr. Allison Shultz, for "Collections Revealed" at 11am in the NHM Commons Theater! Allison will share what our bird collection can help us understand about the natural world around us.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 7d

🚲 From childhood bike rides along the L.A. river to becoming Executive Director of CicLAvia, hear how Romel Pascual's story is woven into the fabric of Los Angeles with our latest #LAonWheels featured story, “Joyful Traffic”, just in time for Filipino American History Month. youtu.be/4FRcKqJkCZI?...

Joyful Traffic with Romel Pascual of CicLAvia for L.A. on Wheels

YouTube video by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM)

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 8d

From tiny marine invertebrates to extraordinary artifacts, get an up-close look at rarely seen Museum Collections with the return of “Collections Revealed”, every Thursday beginning October 2!

Free with Museum Admission: go.nhm.org/collections-...

A collections specialist showcases a specimen drawer featuring various species of insects.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 8d

🇵🇭 October 12, celebrate culture and choreography through captivating performances as the NHM Commons Theater comes to life with “Dancing in L.A.”, a vibrant new live performance series featuring local dance groups! go.nhm.org/dancing-la

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 9d

👻 This Saturday, October 4, join us after-hours as #NHMLA transforms into a world of spine-tingling and thrilling experiences, including monster-mashing tunes, flashlight tours, Brews and Boos, sweet treats, and more!

Don’t miss this year’s Haunted Museum event: go.nhm.org/hauntedmuseu...

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 9d

🌿 Explore - Observe - Connect. This October, we’re joining LA Nature Quest to discover and share biodiversity across Los Angeles! Photograph animals, insects, and plants in your neighborhood and help scientists gather valuable information about biodiversity across the city: go.nhm.org/nature-quest

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 12d

🐍🦎 We're all familiar with snakes, but have you heard of legless lizards?

Join Collections Manager Nefti Camacho behind the scenes in the Museum's Herpetology Collection and learn the similarities and differences between the two species!

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 12d

This October, our popular film series, “B Movies and Bad Science”, returns for three nights of campy chills, eerie thrills, and feline mischief featuring cool cats and bad kitties!

Come for the classic cat-themed B Movies and stay for post-screening discussions: go.nhm.org/b-movies

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 13d

Ready to swing on by? Our seasonal #SpiderPavilion is officially here!

Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience featuring these marvelous, fragile creatures and their spectacular webs.

🕷 On view now through November 30. Tickets and details: nhm.org/spiders

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 13d

From the Press Room | For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up as mostly pieces of lizard jaws and snake vertebrae. Exactly why these parts survive as fossils has been a mystery—until now: go.nhm.org/megafilters

Woolley and colleagues examine in detail the relationship between inferred environments in which a fossil squamate species was buried and the completeness of its remains. Environmental and geological processes play a strong role in how complete the fossil record can be. You’ll notice that mosasaurs are almost exclusively found in marine settings and are more complete on average than other groups. Snakes, on the other hand, are found nearly everywhere, but are highly incomplete. Chart courtesy of Hank Woolley.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 16d

🐘 At the Museum, practically 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 day is National Elephant Appreciation Day.

Within our African and North American Diorama Halls, lifelike wild animals—like our iconic and majestic African elephant herd—roam their natural habitats in timeless glory.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 16d

📷 iNaturalist / Snakey Danial

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 16d

🦀 Before crabs became beachside regulars, they were deep-sea drifters on an evolutionary odyssey. Their journey reshaped our understanding of crab evolution—and shows just how adaptable these ancient arthropods really were.

Take a closer look at these crabby pioneers: bit.ly/OdysseyofCrabs

iNaturalist observation of Christmas Island red crabs uploaded by user Fernando Pérez Peralta.

A crab from the xanthid genus Epiactaea.

A Photo observation of a Box crab uploaded by iNaturalist user Snakey Danial.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 19d

⚠️ Saturday, September 20, the L.A. Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. Michigan State football game with kickoff at 8pm. The event will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area due to street closures.

Please consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 19d

#Educators, will you be joining us this Saturday, September 20, for our Educator Open House? Hear about our latest School Programs offerings for the 2025–2026 school year, explore the Museum, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and more! Free to RSVP. go.nhm.org/edu0920

Educator Open House

Learn about our School Programs offerings for the 2025–2026 school year, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and enjoy table displays inside the Museum.

go.nhm.org

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 20d

The arrival of this new specimen highlights the crucial relationship zoos play in ensuring rare and endangered species are represented in museum collections like ours: go.nhm.org/white-rhino

Bringing the skeleton into the Museum's collection meant a rare in-person look at rhino's skull. It's just as heavy as you'd think. Courtesy of Tyler Hayden.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 20d

🔍👀 Curious to see what's being kept behind the museum's closed doors?

Yolanda Bustos, Director of Archives at #NHMLA, presents some pieces from the collections!

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 21d

Calling all Educators! Join us this Saturday, September 20, for our Educator Workshop and hear about our latest School Programs offerings for the 2025–2026 school year! Explore the Museum, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and more.

Free to RSVP: go.nhm.org/edu0920

Educators gather for a workshop at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Megan Barkdull @meganbarkdull.bsky.social · 23d

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student whose research would benefit from visiting a collection at the @nhm.org? Apply now for our Collections Study Award! Deadline is Oct. 1; learn more at nhm.org/student-coll...

Flyer for the award. Has images of three students interacting with collections materials; text reads:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Student Collections Study Award
October 1st, 2025 Application Deadline
Application and Details:
https://nhm.org/student-collections-study-award

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