Founded in 1916 as the Museum of Comparative Oology, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has evolved to include more than 3.5 million specimens covering every aspect of natural history—from mammals, birds, and marine life to geology, astronomy, paleontology, and anthropology.

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Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Luke J. Swetland

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Rosina Garcia

Kirk Martin

Maeve Merwin

Patrick Turner

Stephanie Evers Armstrong

Jimmy Friery

Jenna Savage Davis

Juan Minera

Owen Duncan

Caroline Baker

Richard Smalldon

Jonathan Hoffman

Linda Miller

Daniel L. Geiger

Henry W. Chaney

Philip Morones

Rebecca Fagan Coulter

Amal Zalatimo

Amy Carpenter

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