The Story of P-22, LA’s Most Famous Feline, is Now Open At Natural History Museum LA

After he was born in the Western Santa Monica Mountains, he journeyed to Griffith Park by crossing both the 405 and 101 freeways on foot. The exhibit brings that journey, and his life today, to life with graphics, projections, photography, and video, including footage of the cougar being collared and moving through his territory at night. The content explores what P-22 eats, how he maps and marks his territory, and the survival challenges that he, and all Southern California’s mountain lions, face living in L.A.’s backyard.

Joining the museum’s Nature Lab and the customized content in the special exhibit Extreme Mammals, The Story of P-22, L.A.’s Most Famous Felinecontinues NHMLA’s investigation of L.A.’s surprising wildlife, and tells the stories of the scientists who study it. “Los Angeles is a biodiversity hotspot, a place with rich species diversity that is also threatened by the expansion of the city itself,” says Dr. Lori Bettison-Varga, NHMLA President and Director. “Compelling new exhibits like this one bring our guests into urban nature, help them explore what lives all around them, and most importantly, give them ways to stay connected and participate in conservation efforts after they’ve left the Museum.”  

Inside the exhibition, guests will also have the opportunity to learn about big cat conservation efforts in Southern California, and about how they help local mountain lions.

Tickets Info and Events
Admission to this special exhibition is included with General Museum Admission. Learn more at www.nhm.org/p22.