See surprising photos of wildlife in one of Hollywood’s favorite settings.
The Los Angeles region, a dense megalopolis of more than 13 million people, does not look like this in the movies.
But a different sort of life exists along the Los Angeles River, a 51-mile concrete channel for rain and flood runoff that snakes its way from an inland valley to the Pacific beach. Now, as Angelenos rediscover this backyard waterway via river walks and kayak tours, researchers are attempting to determine just which wild animals live here and in what supply.
