Look At This: La Brea Tar Pits

For thousands of years, the bubbling asphalt lakes located at the La Brea Tar Pits trapped and preserved the bones of all kinds of animals. In tonight's look at this, Desmond Shaw takes us to one of the world's most famous geological sites.

[@technicoloryaya549]

I love how the name is "The Tar Tar Pits".

[@GaiaCarney]

The The Tar Tar Pits 😂

[@keasey3]

I’m glad someone else noticed that. Lol

[@203blessings]

Tartaria

[@GreaserCentral]

lot's of Spanish words all around California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico... sad that many ignore the history

[@kxmode]

Tar Tar sauce! 😄

[@paulascott5701]

Easterner here - visited LA a few times and the first time, unknowingly drove past and smelled the smell of fresh road being paved before I realized we were passing the tar pits. Stopped and went in the visitor center/museum. There is actually tar coming up between cracks in the pavement around the pits. I have no idea why I was surprised there was tar all around the tar pits. Great place to visit!

[@lisabaltzer4190]

If you go for a walk in the neighborhood, sometimes you can see tar bubbling through the grass in the front yards.

[@IdealUser]

@@lisabaltzer4190 that's really interesting.

[@arianaink100]

I think it’s amazing to see something naturally forming but it typically is only a thing associated with industry and man. You say tar and people ask you about cars and feathers, but that’s been there since well atleast the ice age eras and unfreezing periods right there’s sabertooth cats and sloths n shit in there. It’s like how a diamond in a ring is wealthy rich stuff for people but a hunk of diamond pulled from a mine feels like a different $$$ moment

[@paulascott5701]

@@arianaink100 True, you don't automatically think of tar as a naturally occurring thing but it is.

[@josepuga5520]

It’s oil. When you go to the museum you’ll see cracks on the pavement and oil seeping out. It smells like rotten eggs because of hydrogen sulfide gas and in some areas it does smell like fresh asphalt. If you haven’t seen it before you need to. It’s nice had a great time.

[@KenobiStark1]

My father took me there as a child, it sparked the fire inside me to ask questions and know that life is so much bigger than my own. The past held magic, frozen in time, for us to see. I felt fortunate seeing everything there. I’ll always be grateful to him for that.

[@darrenheideman2546]

In 2018, I visited Los Angeles for the first time and the Tar Pits was a priority to visit. The museum was incredible, and just to see the scale of the creatures was simply breathtaking.

[@iwanttobemonke1408]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ ho away

[@chasbodaniels1744]

@Repent …. Hey, I’m a big baseball fan. Is it OK if I post a random comment on a totally unrelated video like you just did?

[@vixtex]

One of my favorite field trips as a kid.

[@eliminator173]

Mine too.

[@becky4728]

Me 3!!

[@gatoslokosforever]

enjoy the mexican culture !!

[@armenrastgouian2988]

The year was 2000. I was in the 6th grade. I almost got expelled from school for throwing a little canister over the fence in hopes of watching it sink in the tar. My school (Edison Elementary 🦅) was no longer allowed to go there on field trips 🫠

[@ricksomething]

nobody cares

[@boston312]

This reporter did an amazing job explaining in detail the history of the tar pits

[@Ockap1812]

He sounded so excited and passionate about it too.

[@dsgx1353]

Love it

[@jessperson9750]

I was thinking the same actually.

[@residentpotato6023]

Now all of California is the pits because of Democrats.

[@mexicarspotter]

He absolutely did!!

[@LionheartedDan]

Excellent narrative on the history of the tar pits thank you!

[@patriciahazeltine9986]

Growing up in LA County, I loved going to see the tar pits, and the Natural History Museum.

[@littlewing5682]

I’m from the east coast and never even heard of them. Such a cool news story!

[@ozzymendoza5679]

Can’t forget the science center next door! That place is still my favorite even as an adult now.

[@ozzymendoza5679]

Can’t forget the science center next door! That place is still my favorite even as an adult now.

[@serronserron1320]

Good times, my sister is still there.

[@guysumpthin2974]

Over 100yrs of pumping crude out of the ground, and it still bubbles to the surface

[@jancw]

I used to like those handles you could pull up that simulated how difficult it would be to pull yourself out of the tar. That and the saber-toothed tiger were my favorites.

[@christaq3528]

Same!!

[@rafa.grunge.666]

Daaamn I remember those, and the tiger! Maaan what a throwback

[@richhoops2413]

Wow. Thanks for bring back that up. Forgot about both of those. The simulated tar feeling was really cool

[@Mac-xo2zj]

I wonder if they still have those pull handles. I need to go back and find out.

[@residentpotato6023]

Just toss the Pelosi’s in there and see if they can make it back out.

[@misshell]

Growing up in SoCal, I've of course first visited as a field trip in school, but went back in my early adulthood. So interesting to see the labs where they are actively cleaning and analyzing fossils through large windows.

[@gmamose9152]

That was really interesting, and glad that people had history in mind! That's one place I was to visit!

[@skinguru8531]

I actually lived about half a mile from there and if you get a chance to see it you will be fascinated.

[@RGMeadows1209]

That's legitimate reporting, regardless of what everyone thinks, what we watched was informative and insightful into the ways the Government AND the media should behave. Great content honestly!

[@elisabethrose110]

I agree

[@HumorDash]

Yes

[@nulledrust9809]

Oil is NOT a "fossil fuel" The Rich MADE THE TERM UP!!!! IDIOTS!!!

[@pabloherman8836]

Huh? They just talking about tar pits. They aren’t talking about anything controversial that their advertisers or viewers might disagree about, so it’s pretty easy. The sky is blue. Wow!

[@Pfyzer]

As News should be

[@montanamangum4026]

That was so cool! What a great segment! Reporting that was real, very informative, and needed!

[@conqueringlion420]

Greetings from Chumash Native American Nation

[@micl6562]

Too bad you guys didnt find any of those fossils.

[@celestialbeing5291]

Shouldn't your username and avatar be of an American big cat?

[@CobaltHaze]

I grew up in LA and I remembered going there as a kid on field trips. Brings back fun memories 🤗

[@davida1679]

It’s crazy to me that all those prehistoric animals would come that close to downtown LA?

[@mattcorey2784]

You made me lol for real. Great coment

[@glowormrdr6183]

Even sabertooth tigers dream of stardom!

[@davida1679]

I’d love to take the credit but that comment comes from sir Jeff Foxworthy.

[@sandramorey2529]

I visited in 1946 and the large mastodon now located in the museum there was sticking out of the lake. I remember the smell and it scared me pretty good. But I was only six.

[@johncasor9698]

WOW REALLY ??? what a site to see...

[@ohmygoditisspider7953]

Good lord. If you were born in 1940, I'm just happy we get to hear stuff like that.

[@johnramhos7615]

Wow, I've never knew about this. I've live in Northern California and have been to LA countless times. Thanks for reporting on this. I will have to visit soon.

[@VGMurders]

One of my earliest memories was this place. I’ve been there at least once in the early 80s.

[@YummyLADanish]

Who else would get busted by the teacher for rolling down the sides of the museum? Even as a grown up I've done it with my siblings during every visit and have continued the tradition with my nephew. So much fun!

[@drprick7432]

I was there just 3 weeks ago from Arkansas. I was staying in the area and just had to check it out. Unfortunately, the one day a month the museum was closed was the day we were there. The LA County Museum of Art and the Museum of Academy Awards are right next door!

[@rainypath96]

Petersen auto museum is right around the corner, also worth checking out

[@lj7050]

Tbh you didn't miss to much

[@ahuramazda980]

Hope you had a good time here nonetheless. Come back soon!

[@residentpotato6023]

Surprised to didn’t get murdered or at least attacked by a homeless psycho.

[@triggerbogarin9702]

I loved taking field trips there as a kid. Some of my best memories.

[@willymac5036]

The La Brea Tar Pits are like a time capsule of history. I feel sorry for the animals that were fooled into thinking they could drink from there, but what an amazing find for the scientific and research communities.

[@abysses]

this is a place i’ve always wanted to go visit. hopefully one day.

[@technicoloryaya549]

This is an amazing place. My favorite spot is the "fishbowl" in the museum.

[@gatoslokosforever]

Mexico it's wonderful indeed

[@residentpotato6023]

It’s gross now. The homeless use it as a toilet.

[@gatoslokosforever]

@@residentpotato6023 occupied Mexico, yes. When Texas or Cali were Mexican administered, it was a paradise

[@rizon72]

What I was expecting and what I got were two different things. I thought something had happened, wasn't expecting a history lesson.

[@mythra7174]

Yeah, I thought maybe they found something interesting recently or something.

[@maytronix7201]

Welp... they found something alright... over a hundred years ago... But, hey.... it takes a village, am I right?

[@Bet61335]

Finally some good news not riddled with negativity and disparity

[@MartinD9999]

I remember going there on a school trip in the 80s. That place was impressive back then and I’ve never forgotten it.

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

I had no idea that the 750K fossils were just from a 2 year period! imagine how many more there must be!!!

[@KB-ke3fi]

Jimmy Hoffa is in there.

[@gailmoore1459]

Thanks for that...really appreciate learning about our city.

[@AzureFlameGod1986]

The coast is toast!🔥

[@richardmadrid866]

When I was in the third grade I went on school field trip to la brea tar pit and was afraid to look at the tar pit.

[@dfelixrx7]

Good sharing 👍🏽

[@dmotta2811]

Awe, how sad

[@KB-ke3fi]

They're gonna have to turn it into gasoline when the grid shuts down from all the electric cars.

[@flyaprilfly]

That is sooo cool to know thanks for covering

[@cwydbf]

Ahhhhhh……a news story with ZERO political agenda! Thank you thank you news Chanel for the integrity!!! Very nice story. Very professional

[@chiefkatiehawke8800]

Keep the Tar Pits hot guys! You don’t hear much about it anymore. Great photography!

[@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe]

Hey the news did something decent with their platform. Good job guys.

[@a-a-ron4679]

You mean something very very rare.

[@fepeerreview3150]

Nice bit of reporting! I must visit next time I'm in the area. Just to clarify a couple of points. The "fossils" he's talking about are actually the preserved remains of the animals that fell into the pit. Most of these date from the last 40,000 years and they are the actual animal tissue, preserved from decomposition, in effect mummified. This is NOT like dinosaur fossils. For a start, the dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, not just 30-40,000 years ago. Second, the dinosaur fossils we see in the science museums are not the actual tissue of the animals. The fossils are made up of minerals that have slowly replaced the tissues over time. In effect the fossil is a stone "copy" of the original animal tissue.

[@richeerich561]

Something positive on the news! AND educational!! THANK YOU!!

[@anthonynelson9136]

This must be old archive footage. Anyone that watches the show La Brea knows that where the tar pits were is now a giant sinkhole leading into a different world.

[@WiLDCHiLD.]

🙄🤦🏻‍♀🤣

[@numbaonestunna4806]

@@WiLDCHiLD. if you don’t know keep your comments to yourself dummy

[@terryandrews7271]

Beautifully put

[@nunyabisnass1141]

California is thst sinkhole.

[@ghostloc2400]

😂

[@JediBunny]

Great segment! The tar pits are really something special to see in person as well. The Colombian mammoth sculptures have a real emotional resonance to them. Edit: I mistakenly had written “woolly mammoth”, but upon further research found that they’re actually Colombian mammoths!

[@AcesPlace22]

Those aren't mammoths those are regular elephants

[@JediBunny]

@@AcesPlace22 we were both wrong lol. According to further research, they’re Colombian Mammoths!

[@itmeurdad]

I can't help but laugh at the idea that ugly pools of shitty black goo are "special" but I'm glad you're a fan 🖤

[@omgjimmyboy]

Mom used to take me there all the time as a kid fond memories

[@k.i.a6433]

I loved going there in birthdays. I loved the history there, and the nostalgia.

[@pamela930]

Fascinating. I've heard about this since I was a kid many years ago. Never got a chance to visit.

[@WestOfEarth]

Fantastic site to visit, but man you do not want to work near it for an extended period. I was part of a film crew shooting around the Tar Pits, and by the end of the day we were all nauseous from the fumes.

[@blackbelt524]

That was very interesting reporting thank you so much I really enjoyed it

[@ElijahNMitchell]

That unlocked a deep memory from childhood. Left CA at 4yo and haven’t really been back. Do remember playing with the “plungers” as a kid (you would pull up on them and see how hard it was to get out of the tar I think)

[@haven_lady675]

Its so cool and strange. Even across the street tar seeps up.

[@serronserron1320]

Well that explains some of the street food

[@DurkMcGerk]

@@serronserron1320 HA HA THEY FEED PEOPLE TAR

[@KB-ke3fi]

Shhhhh! The EPA and animal rights activists will say it's man made and have it shut down and filled with concrete.

[@locke3862]

Went there as a kid and loved it.

[@Here4theComments9]

I was about to ask you if you went there as a kid, thanks 👍

[@a016202]

Wow, great report!!! Thank you.

[@mattt8889]

as a visitor from MN, stopped by the park and museum a few years ago and it was a very informative and entertaining stop.

[@jaminova_1969]

We took my friends Mother to the LA Natural History Museum before she passed and she loved it! I've seen two excavations where they found Woolly Mammoths in San Diego of all places, which means that it must have been quite cold, indicating to me that "climate change" is also a natural phenomenon.

[@jd0614]

now take a look at the language used when scientists talk about climate change. human induced climate change, that has been accelerating normal climate change, is what is scary. ya ninkumpoop

[@neckbone3943]

How dare you!!!

[@jaminova_1969]

@@neckbone3943

[@kristiblack4789]

And the climate is supposed to change 4 times a year which is called: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall! Weather Modification Systems are what's "new and abused". Silent Weapons for Silent Wars! 🤫🤔🙄 "He who controls the weather, controls the world!" Lyndon B. Johnson

[@neilmara3093]

Woolly mammoths never lived in San Diego. The mammoth bones at La Brea are Columbian mammoth bones not woolly mammoth. Columbian mammoth were related to woolly mammoths but bigger, and less hairy. They lived all over the southern part of North American from Washington start down to Costa Rica and California to Florida. Woolly mammoths stayed in Alaska and Canada.

[@jimmycranier3668]

I remember falling in the tar pit when I was a Saber tooth tiger , but that was many life's ago.

[@huntermcclovio4517]

now you are a cockroach 🤣😂

[@NebUlaDeigns]

am so glad I have a grandmother that took me as a child

[@nicholasverando2150]

Great job guys

[@patriciau6277]

I loved the tar pits. I was born and raised in LA back before the fencing went up. LA was so wonderful back then.

[@residentpotato6023]

Not now. Democrats have wrecked this city and the state too.

[@patriciau6277]

@@residentpotato6023 I know it’s breaks my heart every time I go back.

[@lisabaltzer4190]

I grew up in Los Angeles, but moved to Idaho 19 years ago. I just couldn’t live in LA anymore. My sister is still there. I thank God I was in Idaho during covid instead of being locked up inside in Los Angeles. I went back for a funeral 4 years ago. That place is now a hellhole. Idaho is far better.

[@KickingAssDaily]

Where all the people are brown and the sky is gray.

[@jeffpotipco736]

I've heard that. I think I would have liked it in the 60s.

[@mattdonna9677]

I heard Fred and Wilma live near the tar pits.

[@DixonDixon65]

🤣🤣

[@Vbluevital]

Thank You!

[@yt_chatsupport]

Nice add for the Tar Pits.✌️

[@stevomcsteve9492]

That's where I found the T-Rex scull that I display in my living room!

[@giovannialdama6130]

🧢

[@manoyski3555]

K

[@wadebrashear7517]

So when someone refers to them as "the La Brea Tar Pits" they're saying "the The Tar Tar Pits." Excellent!

[@williamstamper442]

I've been to LA many times but never seen the tar pits. If I ever get out that way again it's a bucket list item to see

[@gxlorp]

Ur not allowed to without you vac passport. Show me ze' papas

[@williamstamper442]

@@gxlorp welp, I'm out. Done been there and know what it looks like so I got the pictures.

[@williamstamper442]

@@gxlorp for tar pits I'll just look at Zug Island here in Detroit... The only island without trees or any square foot of farmable land

[@RJelly-fi6hd]

Very cool info. I never knew there was such a place. I will have to visit, the next time I am in California!

[@johnmooney9444]

Interesting topic, presented well.

[@brendamendoza62]

Visited some years ago and it was awesome!!

[@Star-hc9bm]

I'm from California but not L.A area what is this area about that way next time I'm in l.a I can go see

[@CBD7069..]

Loved going here when I was kid. We would get the pens with colored pebbles and throw it into the pits. And get stuck in random tar spots in the park.

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

Nice reminder of the history around us.

[@titan133760]

As someone who's not from the US, but loves all things prehistoric, I've always wanted to visit this place

[@oneflowerninjamagic1912]

How do you feel about... extinction ? !

[@Mantis858585]

I'd like to see one of these boats made by early inhabitants to sail the coast.

[@gringott12]

The guy said they were CRUISING THE COAST, not sailing. So I guess they had motors?

[@Mantis858585]

@@gringott12 obviously they were using the tar in some form of combustion engine.

[@gringott12]

@@Mantis858585 Exactly. They constantly lie about history, but they know the truth and sometimes they slip. Very possible Aliens showed them how to make motors.

[@guysumpthin2974]

Same “pitch” God instructed to put on the Ark

[@bugman9787]

@@Mantis858585 no, they were using it to seal the hull

[@kathleentyson6727]

I first saw these when I was in the 5th grade ,I lived in Norwalk California,we took regular field trips there ,we also went to the museum of Natural History many times,it’s where i saw my first T Rex skeleton,I’ve been hooked ever since ,many years ago I was invited to a dig in Utah ,I was too busy to attend, i regret that to this very day.

[@chacha59]

Used to go on school trips to the Tar Pits

[@currentbatches6205]

Very good vid presentation in the museum also.

[@johnleinen7167]

These natural oil and tar deposits run all thru L.A and out to the Santa Barbara Channel, that's why we get natural occurring tar all on the beaches here,not from oil drilling.

[@KB-ke3fi]

The feds will still fine them for it...saying it causes global warming and it must be drained.

[@amandataebby]

I had a fun time visiting on my trip to LA a few years ago, such a unique sight!

[@residentpotato6023]

How many homeless drug addicts did you see?

[@cabilgibbs]

nice Story.!! more stuff like this Please

[@tinycmo]

Great report

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

Does anyone know what happens to the rain that accumulates on the tar pits? Does it dry up or remain on top in a thin layer?

[@thecapricorn11]

ummm it barely rains in california

[@here2watch08]

There is water in the tar pits, it's above the tar so yes, on top.

[@andyginterblues2961]

Is La Brea the only place where tar pits have formed? Seems like there would be more of them in other locations/ countries? (I live in northeastern U.S., we are culturally deprived here!)

[@DixonDixon65]

I live 3 blocks from The Pits, and walk by everyday. Its a beautiful neighbor too.

[@GreaserCentral]

I believe is one of the biggest with lot's of fossils. L.A. is building a subway near La Brea and they found more fossils

[@serronserron1320]

I think there are some in Nairobi, Mexico And a few other countries

[@GreaserCentral]

@@DixonDixon65 then you should watch the movie "Miracle mile" a bit dated but you will enjoy it

[@fauxque5057]

While not in deep pits at all, I have seen oil oozing up out of the ground in West Texas.

[@davidfletcher6249]

I've heard about them before, but never seen what they look like. Thanks.

[@micheleingrassia7061]

A staple "Family trip" created so many amazing memories😁

[@williamtsol636]

Tar pit looks more like a water pond ! Where's the tar ?

[@Rcwilliams79]

The real tar/pits are on Trinidad where I’m from😂😂

[@williamtsol636]

@@Rcwilliams79 Thats where my mom and dad got married ! Steel drum pit ! 🥳

[@kxmode]

La Brea was the mouth of an active volcano in the 1997 Summer popcorn film Volcano.

[@charleshunter7864]

That was the other volcano movie that year remember Dante's Peak? O have seen neither of those movies in 15yrs

[@kxmode]

@@charleshunter7864 Definitely remember Dante's Peak. I had forgotten about Volcano. This video brought the film back to mind. :)

[@jescollo]

What the did you make up “summer popcorn film”?

[@kxmode]

No. Because it was a summer popcorn film in 1997. I saw it on opening day. I had just forgotten the memory. I remember now.

[@charleshunter7864]

@@kxmode sorry to get off subject but 1997 was a good year for movies Devil's Advocate and Mars Attack and Wag the Dog.

[@hildakundes3678]

I lived in la when i was a kid and i loved this place!! Been there many times with my sister.... man that place is awesome... been a long time ago for me... if anyone plans to visit anywhere near there please go visit u cant go wrong !!

[@MrBhart2408]

I went there in June! It’s amazing!❤

[@chrischris8550]

Meanwhile, the text below shows the other side of the city, with human remains blocking a pipe under freeway 55. I guess that intertwines the two stories.

[@elpaiser428]

That's the Tarman

[@residentpotato6023]

Another overdosed homeless criminal.

[@plasticsonlybassboss6863]

Universal studios did an awesome job here.

[@giamehlos5087]

So glad I was able to take my only child there before he passed.

[@1jazzyphae]

Definitely a must visit!!!

[@992001jeffr]

La Brea Tar Pits = The Tar Tar Pits?

[@nebtheweb8885]

At the time LA was mostly Spanish speaking. Even the name is Spanish as are most of the cities located there.

[@AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise]

We use to sneak in after dark in the 90's when I was a kid 🤣😩

[@seemedoit]

Giving that great VO from a chopper?!! Total pro.

[@jpesicka999]

The wall of dire wolf skulls is my favorite part.

[@ryuaghhdukeit7504]

I remember some bully pushed me into the tar pits and I was trapped for 5 hours before being discovered by city workers. The year was 1991 we went on a field trip from New York to LA. We were all in the 3rd grade. It took nearly 3 months to get the tsr off me. AZ for the bully he mysteriously died of food poisoning 3 weeks later.

[@becky4728]

Whoa

[@Mordorer]

Yea… okay.

[@jescollo]

You’re one of those people that lies constantly huh?

[@KB-ke3fi]

ooooh! did you find a fossil so you could pull yourself out? lol!

[@willie714]

Have you done a "look at this" on the tent cities and feces/urine covered sidewalks yet? If so I must have missed it. Oh and what about the shooting up on the sidewalk as I walk into the street to avoid contact. Musta missed that one too.

[@7n154]

Yes, yes, yes, we all are aware of the homeless crisis. But instead of blaming political parties, what solutions are there to be had? As someone who's been homeless myself, I can attest that the main causes of homelessness are substance abuse and mental illness. We need better programs and centers to help these issues. Jailing them is not an effective solution. Also, where do you think these people come from? I can tell you, most came from unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. Born into households and a bigger society that was unprepared to care for them enough to provide better opportunities to become productive members of society. So yeah, expect an explosion of this type of population in about 15 - 18 years.

[@Rob-dp3vr]

@@7n154 vote out Democrats. They are like locusts. They destroy and move on.

[@residentpotato6023]

7N spoken like a typical liberal hypocrite. No let’s hear your defense of that race is t Kevin DeLeon.

[@711sullivan8]

Would ya look at that, wow just look at it! I can't stop looking at it

[@stevenkovler5133]

Don’ forget all the people that are now living in 10,000 BC, thanks to these !!

[@daharos]

Love this place ever since I was a kid, always one of my favorite places to visit. What I didn't know and learned recently is that out of all those fossils only one time have human remains been recovered... so far.

[@HiVizCamo]

Was it Jimmy Hoffa Maybe?

[@jenniferpearce1052]

@@HiVizCamo She was named Lucy and she was on display when I was a kid. A big deal!

[@Dunixify]

Wow an actually valuable and interesting news piece in 2022. I must be in an alternate reality

[@vampyresimmortalkiss]

Love this place!

[@hwn8088]

Then U Drive Through Skid Row And See The Real Life Tar Pits 🤯 😵 🥴 🤮

[@albertomartinez3469]

So they stole the land from the native and then gave it to someone else 🤔..... Isn't that called...stealing 🤔 lol

[@charleshunter7864]

That's the history of America or the Americas north Central and south all stolen native land yet nobody alive plans to give it back so appreciate it.