The Hart museum will remain closed until further notice. The County approved a motion to begin negotiations to transfer ownership of William S. Hart Park and Museum to the City of Santa Clarita. Learn more.

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Smilodon, Saber-Tooths, and Tigers…Oh My!

How Smilodon became saber-toothed tigers—and why they're really saber-toothed cats

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Nature Gardens Turn 10

A look back—and forward–at all the nature thriving in NHM’s Nature Gardens.

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Saber-toothed Cat 101

La Brea Tar Pits presents everything you need to know about saber-toothed cats.

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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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Year of the Tiger

Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection

Gray Wolf Skull

Noggins for Noshing?

Animal diets, skull shapes and the limits of convergent evolution