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Animals
Elephants- Tigers
Animal Diversity Web. A collection of pictures and information about animals. Accounts of individual species include information on distributions, natural history, conservation, and economic importance, along with pictures and sounds if available. There are even short movies.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
Bat Resource Area. Maintained by the Bat Conservation Society, this site includes bat facts, photos, pictures, and fascinating bat trivia, such as
how to exclude bats from buildings. http://www.batcon.org/
Bear Den. A comprehensive understanding of all members of the Ursidae (bear) family; allowing visitors to share in a visual and written celebration of the wonder we experience in the presence of bears. All you might want to know about bears. (Also note the Cub Den, which includes bear facts and bear book lists for kids.)
http://www.nature-net.com/bears/
Beekeeping: The Beekeeper's Home Page. Beekeeping, honey, and honeybees are
described in pictures and words. Designed for both children and adults.
Includes links to hundreds of bee sites on the Web, some especially for
kids. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Beekeeping/
Children's Butterfly Site. A delightful site: pictures to color, facts to
learn. Includes bibliographies of books and videos on butterflies.
http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/Butterfly.html
Freddo's Pond. The games and activities involving Freddo, an Australian
icon, have been designed to provide discussion signposts on environmental
and safety issues. It helps parents discuss these issues with their
children, with the endorsement of Freddo Frog, a family friend.
http://www.greenweb.com.au/freddo/index.html
The Froggy Page. More than you will ever want to know about frogs! Froggy
sounds, tales, songs, and pictures. http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/
From A to Z. Birds, mammals, marsupials, and reptiles form the list that
leads to detailed photos and information. Part of the Oakland (Calif.) Zoo
at Knowland Park. http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/atoz.html
KCarroll's Horse Country. The ultimate site for equestrians and other horse
lovers: the horse in history, the horse in art, breeding, racing, and horse
shows.
http://www.horse-country.com
National Wildlife Federation.. The Kids Page features articles in English
and Spanish from Ranger Rick, the environmental magazine for children; a
homework help section; and briefings on issues such as the wetlands,
endangered animals, water quality and more. Search the site for the
information you need. You can even take action by sending an e-mail message
to your elected representatives on a wildlife topic.
http://www.nwf.org/kids/
Pet Care Tips. Tips for taking care of your pet from the American Animal
Hospital Association. Lets you find the pet hospital nearest to where you
live. http://www.healthypet.com/Library/index.html#caretips
The Salmon Page. If you need information on salmon, start at this site.
Riverdale School (Portland, Ore.) children assembled lots of outstanding
information and links on salmon including their own illustrations and
creation myths as well as pictures of dissections.
http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/salmon.htm
Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database. Designed especially for
students and teachers, the Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Information
Database brings the world of wildlife to classrooms! Download cool animal
facts, teacher's guides, quizzes, activities . . . even check out live
animal cams! http://www.seaworld.org
Tiger on the Loose. Beginning with a newspaper account of a disappearing
tiger, this is interactive game that teaches a great deal about tigers.
Connects to the searchable tiger information center.
http://www.5tigers.org/adventures/adventxt/a1.htm
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit. A site where no amphibians are sacrificed for
science, with instructions in many languages.
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html
The Wonderful World of Insects. Well-organized site to investigate insects
of all kinds.
http://insect-world.com
Worms at the Yuckiest Site on the Internet. Includes informative interviews
with Eddie Earthworm, Larry Leech, Tommi Tapeworm, Paulette Planaria, and
Bearded Bobby.
http://www.yucky.com/worm/
Yuckiest Site on the Internet. If you like cockroaches, visit it! Ask
Wendell any yucky question in science.
http://www.yucky.com/
Zoos and Aquariums
Animal Omnibus. An indexed reference list of animal Web sources. If you are
searching for a particular animal, this site will provide links to
information on that specific animal as well booklists (bibliographies).
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/
The Electronic Zoo. If it has to do with animals, pets, or vets on the 'Net,
you can find it here. Created by a veterinary doctor, this site is powerful
in the information it offers. http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago. The Lincoln Park Zoo Web site strives to build
understanding and respect for wildlife and natural lands across the world.
Information on more than 1,000 animals in their zoo as well as great animal
photos.
http://www.lpzoo.com/
Monterey Bay (Calif.) Aquarium Online. The "E-Quarium" site gives you a look
at how one of the newest and most elaborate aquariums in the country works,
learn about the effects of El Nio, and see how the sea otter population is
being preserved.
http://www.mbayaq.org/
National Aquarium in Baltimore. Located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, this
aquarium's site has a current exhibit on ghosts of the water (jellyfish) as
well as trivia quizzes on frogs.
http://www.aqua.org/
National Zoo, Washington, D.C. Opportunities to play puzzle games, encounter
new births in the zoo, and read about the language learning of orangutans.
Permits following, through satellite tracking, the movements of
trans-located elephants in peninsular Malaysia to save crop damage. Requires
plug-ins.
http://www.si.edu/natzoo/
Official Keiko Home Page, Newport, Ore. Visit Keiko, an orca whale, at the
Oregon Coast Aquarium. This project takes cam shots of Keiko and offers
information on re-introducing Keiko to the wild. Keiko was the star of Free
Willy. Requires plugins. http://www.aquarium.org/keiko/index.htm
Oregon Zoo, Portland. In the "No Adults Allowed!" section you will find
outline information on all of the animals in this zoo collection with
terrific pictures you can use for a report. Emphasis on saving endangered
species.
http://www.zooregon.org
San Diego (Calif.) Zoo. You can play "Gulp!" at different levels or do a
puzzle in "Baby Talk." This Zoo cares for 3,800 animals (800 different
species) and creates outstanding natural habitats for its animals.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org
Sea World/Busch Gardens: Animal Resources. Want to know about Beluga whales
or bony fish or gorillas? This is the site to locate information or fun
facts about a terrestrial or aquatic animal. It often includes book lists
for projects or general reading. http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html
Wildlife Conservation Society at Bronx (N.Y.) Zoo. Opportunity to adventure
with Pablo Python. Strong environmental and conservation approach. The
photography and layout of text are excellent. Requires plugins.
http://www.wcs.org/index.html
ZooNet. A real treasure with all kinds of picture (thumbnails and larger
versions) sections. Anything you want to know about the zoos of the world
can probably be found in this site. Java enhanced.
http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/gallery.html
ZooNet for Kids. A subset of ZooNet that suggests links to many animal/zoo
activities and programs. http://members.aol.com/zoonetkids/index.htm
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