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Websites For Learning All About Animals
- ABC-Kid.com - Provides pictures and basic information about various animals.
- All About Snails - Snail facts and related activities including: coloring, songs, story, games, and a teacher's corner.
- Are You Thinking about Becoming a Veterinarian? - Frequently asked questions about how someone becomes a vet including career information, veterinary medicine, jobs, education, salary, advice, schools, and personal experiences.
- Bagheera Endangered Species - Learn about animals that are vanishing and species which have already become extinct. Explore the factors that threaten creatures around the world, and find out what can be done to improve their chances of survival.
- BBC Nature Online - Animals - A site for anyone interested in animals and the natural world around them. Includes special features, fact sheets, and online quizzes.
- The Big Zoo - Facts, photos, videos, and sounds of many different animals. Also features Zoo News from around the world.
- Critter Games - Includes Create-a-Critter game, free wildlife prints, Aesop's fables, facts about strange and endangered animals, and a silly movie about a very big bird.
- The Electronic Zoo - A directory of sites about all types of animals.
- Endangered Earth - Describes the plight of endangered animals around the world.
- Endangered! Exploring a World at Risk - A virtual expedition into the worlds of animals at risk.
- Endangered Species of the Next Millennium - Looks at how the human species is causing other species to disappear. Defines the term "endangered species," tells why the list of threatened creatures continues to grow, and explores ways in which people can help protect at-risk animals.
- Endangered Species Picture Book - Tells what endangered species are and looks at some of the factors that threaten their existence. Also provides printable coloring pages that tell about 20 endangered creatures.
- E-Patrol: Endangered Species Alert - Identifies the creatures that are threatened on each continent.
- Expedition : Endangered - From the American Museum of Natural History. An interactive guide about endangered species.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Provides a list of animals that are endangered and tells how they are being threatened.
- Louisiana Fur and Alligator Advisory Council- Wildlife and conservation education; activities and lesson plans for grades k-12; alligator, beaver, bobcat, fox, otter, nutria, muskrat, coyote biology.
- Mission Endangered Species - Kid-created site provides basic information about some of the many endangered species from around the world.
- Natural History Notebooks - Illustrated introductions to more than 240 animal species, most of which are native to Canada. From the Canadian Museum of Nature. In English and French.
- Tigers in Crisis - Explains why the tiger population is at risk and tells about the efforts people are making to save them.
- The Wild Ones - Introduces the animals that are at risk and the people who are working to help them. Also features related student work. In English, Spanish and Portuguese.
- The Wild Thornberrys - Kid-friendly articles and factsheets about six endangered species, along with related puzzles and games. From the National Wildlife Federation.
- Wildlife Crimebusters - Find out how supersleuth scientists gather evidence to help solve crimes against animals. From National Geographic World.
- Wildlife's Last Resort - The guests that live here are high on the endangered species list. Check in and learn about these troubled fellas. Requires Flash plug-in.
- World Endangered Species - Facts, photos, and slide shows about the creatures that are disappearing from Planet Earth.
- Zoobooks - The Encyclopedia of Animals - Tons of reliable animal information and resources, plus links to other homework sites.