Visit some cool cats

And you thought the Pilgrims had it tough.

This Thanksgiving weekend, go back to the Ice Age at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles for the tale of a giant, saber-toothed cat and her kitten trying to make their way in a cold, cold world.

“Ice Age Encounters”, the museum’s new show, has officially opened, and on Saturday and Sunday, November 27-28, guests can finally check out the museum’s new animatronic saber-toothed cat puppet. It’s a one-of-a-kind collaboration among paleontologists, performance artists and puppet engineers from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, which was commissioned to create the new puppet, and it’s aimed at transporting audiences to the L.A. of the late Pleistocene Era, when big cats roamed the Mid-Wilshire District. Cool!

Location: North American Mammal Hall, Level 2. Two shows each day, at 1:30 pm and 3:30 p.m. Free with paid museum admission.

Posted 11/22/10