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A close of up a large brown female orangutan holding a baby in her arms. The baby is putting its hand on its mouth and has its eyes closed. In the background is the zoo enclosure.

LA Zoo welcomes first baby orangutan in 15 years

The infant boy is bonding with his mother, but visitors can see him now.

Lomita looks to double its parkland with US Navy deal

A wide view of the baseball field from behind the fence, which is yellow on top. In background you can see a building and blue bleachers.

Elysian Park welcomes its first monarch butterfly habitat with over 200 milkweed plants

A volunteer is kneeling to plant a milkweed plant. They wear a bucket style hat adorned with monarch butterflies.

At stadium rally, Dodgers set sights on a third World Series consecutive win

Shohei Ohtani, a Japanese man with a medium light skin tone, speaks into a microphone. He's wearing a backwards baseball cap. In the background is his teammates, while the Word Series trophy is in the foreground.

Why this biologist is leading night walks to hunt for bats along the LA River

A man holds a bat bathed in the glow of a flashlight. It is pitch black night behind them.

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The annual Wayzgoose celebration at the International Printing Museum has its roots in the 16th century, when printers of old would get a break from work.
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The annual Pokémon World Championships is the top tier of competition for video- and card game-players and an exhibition, shopping extravaganza and reunion for fans.
Legendary Blue Note club opens outpost in LA to jazz lovers

The owners behind the new venue hope it can be a home for more legacy jazz acts — and an incubator for up-and-coming musicians.
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Goloka Bolte reflects on what it's like to cast the drag queen reality competition.
LA to celebrate new landmark sites preserving Black history and culture. Here’s where they are and how to join

More than three years in the making, the project is a collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute and the city of L.A.

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