and the mammoth has gotten stuck in a pool of natural asphalt. Thousands of animals have met their end this way in California’s La Brea Tar Pits, where asphalt—a type of crude oil—is still ...
Visitors can view (and smell) the lake pit, which is notable for its mammoth replicas and odious sulfuric scent. Despite this, the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum is a perfect outing for natural history ...