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Animal Megasites
Basic information on many animals.
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/coloring/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature//
Names for male and female animals, and their young.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0872847.html
http://kidsfront.com/animals-male-female-name.html
Artic animals.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/
Desert animals.
http://www.desertanimals.net/
http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html
Kratt's Creature World and animals by continent.
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/
http://www.greatbluemarble.com/WhereMap.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/5053/profiles.html
Animals of the night.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/nocturnal.shtml
http://www.stedward.org/1st_grade/Nocturnal.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/seekandfind/
seekandfindnocturnal.htm
Tracks and scent markings of animals.
http://www.bsatroop542.org/AnimalId.htm
http://funschool.kaboose.com/preschool/amazing-animals/games/game_animal_tracks.html
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/track.htm
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/identifying-animal-tracks.html
Learn why different animals migrate.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/migrate.shtml
http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/animal-migration-13259533
http://www.nps.gov/akso/ParkWise/Students/ReferenceLibrary/general/MigrationBasics.htm
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/mammals/migration/index.html
Animal games that are fun to play.
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
http://www.animalgame.com/
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/games/index.html
http://resources.kaboose.com/games/animal2.html
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=77
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Amphibians
About amphibians.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/
Animals/Reptiles-and-Amphibians
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=7
All about frogs: games, jokes, strange facts and caring for pet frogs.
http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/32-frogs.html
Frog sounds, tales, and stories.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/
http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/songs.html
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Birds
All about birds.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/
http://birding.about.com/?once=true&
Birds of the world in alphabetical order, also photos and clipart.
http://fotooizo.free.fr/listephp_ang.php
http://sdakotabirds.com/photo_gallery_alpha.htm
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=1
http://birding.about.com/library/blalphatypeofbird.htm#below
Bird sounds.
http://smithsonianbirdsofnorthamerica.com/
http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html
http://www.enature.com/birding/audio.asp
From the Smithsonian Institute and the Audubon Society come these fun, fact filled bird sites with photos.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/ForKids/default.cfm
http://web4.audubon.org/educate/kids/
Audubon watchlist of endangered birds.
http://audubon2.org/watchlist/viewWatchlist.jsp
All about birds of prey.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/birds2.htm
http://www.hawkwatch.org/about-raptors/raptor-facts
http://www.peregrinefund.org/subsites/explore-raptors-2001/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal%2Dinfo/info%2Dbooks/raptors/
http://ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?grp=Birds
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Dinosaurs and Extinct Animals
All about dinosaurs by Enchanted Learning.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/trex/
Answers to some frequently asked questions about dinosaurs from the
United States
Geological Survey (USGS).
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
Dinosaur pictures.
http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/
http://www.search4dinosaurs.com/search.html
http://www.dinodictionary.com/
If you are a dinosaur fan, you will love these sites.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html
http://www.levins.com/dinosaur.shtml
http://dinobase.gly.bris.ac.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/dinosaurs/
Dino Directory.
http://www.dinodictionary.com/
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/
Fun games and activities help you learn more about dinosaurs, extinction, and fossils; from the San Diego Natural History Museum.
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/dinosaur/index.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001504/
Extinct animals.
http://www.bagheera.com/
http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/ext_dodobird.htm
http://www.50birds.com/extan/gextanimals1.htm
http://www.extinctanimal.com/
http://extinct.petermaas.nl/
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Endangered Species
Lists of endangered species from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Endangered species home page of links.
http://www.animalinfo.org/
http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
Information, games, and laws on endangered species; both animals and plants.
Also find out what's endangered in your state.
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/
Animals/Endangered_Species/
http://www.colorado.edu/libraries/govpubs/species.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/27257/rainforest.html
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Fish
Freshwater and saltwater fish sites.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=3
http://www.landbigfish.com/fish/default.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/html/fish_id.html
Here are some great shark sites.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/index.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/sharks/index.html
Marine Life Learning Center site answer's such questions as "What do fish look like?",
and "How do fish stay clean?".
http://www.fishid.com/learnctr/cleaner.htm
http://www.fishid.com/learnctr/looklike.htm
http://www.fishid.com/index.html
Fish information in general. How to set up aquariums is also included.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/
http://www.actwin.com/fish/index.php
http://www.kidinfo.com/science/aquatic_life.html
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/kids/
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals
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Insects
Insects and spiders.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=4
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/images/images.html
http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/Research/Entomology/
http://www.wci.colostate.edu/
Entomology for beginners.
http://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm
http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html
http://insects.about.com/od/insects101/a/insectindex.htm
Information taken from the National Audubon Society Field Guides on various
species of
insects and spiders.
http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Insects_and_Spiders.asp
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Mammals
Links to mammal sites with fact sheets.
http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/mammals
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/
http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/welcome.html
The National Audubon Society Field Guides provide the information on many kinds of mammals,
you can even type in the one you want.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=5
Information on bears, elks, mountain lions and more mammals from Bear Country U.S.A..
http://www.bearcountryusa.com/animals/index.php
More mammal sites to enjoy.
http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals/Mammals
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Mammals/
Mammals of Australia.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/ausanimallinks/
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Marine Mammals, Marine Invertebrates and Marine Life
What animals live in the sea, or by the sea? This site supplies very
basic information about some animals.
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/sea.htm
Learn about dolphins, walrus, whales and more.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/allabout/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal%2Dinfo/info%2Dbooks/harbor%2Dseal/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/walrus/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/killer-whale/
http://library.thinkquest.org/2605/
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics/sounds.html
Learn what invertebrates are with these links.
http://www.cyhaus.com/marine/inverts.htm
http://www.seasky.org/links/sealink02.html
http://www.vanaqua.org/education/aquafacts/marineinvertebrates.html
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/index.html
This site has information taken from the Audubon Field Guides on many seashore
invertebrates including sea squirts,
nudibranchs, octopuses, squids, lobsters,
shrimp, crabs and many more.
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=8
Biggest, smallest, fastest, deepest: Marine Animal Records.
http://2305physicaloceans.blogspot.com/2007/03/biggest-smallest-fastest-deepestmarine.html
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/animal-records-gallery.html
http://www.factophile.com/show.content?action=view&pageid=7
What do you know about sharks? Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a shark? Catch these
sites and learn all about sharks.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/search/?site=default_collection
&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=utf-8&proxyreload=1&search=sharks
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/index.htm
http://www.pocanticohills.org/sharks/sharks.htm
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Pets and Animal Care
Sites that cover buying a pet, animal safety, animal health, veterinarians and kid's activities.
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/default.asp
http://www.googobits.com/articles/2077-how-to-pick-a-family-pet.html
http://petcareeducation.com/
http://www.ehow.com/taking-care-of-pets/
All about the house cat.
http://www.coolest-cat-care.com/cat-care-tips.html
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/dcats.html
http://www.catchannel.com/breeds/default.aspx
http://meow-cats.com/
All about dogs.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/a-z.htm
http://www.purina.com/dogs/default.asp
http://www.petnet.com.au/dog-breeds
http://dogs.about.com/
If you like fish these sites are helpful.
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Misc%20How%20to%20Keep%20Your%20Fish%20Healthy.htm
http://www.greataquarium.com/start_aquarium/fish_for_children.html
http://www.allabout-aquariumfish.com/2009/05/best-pet-fish-for-kids.html
All about birds.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/information/birdcare.htm
http://www.simplepetcare.com/pet-care/6/BIRD/
http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/care1.htm
http://www.healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?ID=138
Small animals we all love.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters/critters.htm
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/smallanimallinks.htm
http://www.petuniversity.com/small-animals/types-of-small-animals/
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-care/facts-small-mammals-pets.html
http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/family/pets/article4.html
The American Animal Hospital Association provides a Pet Care Library,
frequently
asked questions and coloring pages.
http://www.avma.org/firstaid/
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp
http://www.healthypet.com/petcare/dogcare.aspx
http://www.healthypet.com/petcare/catcare.aspx
http://www.healthypet.com/
http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/information/smallanimal.htm
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Reptiles
Everything you've ever wanted to know about reptiles and sssssnakes.
http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/reptiles/
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/amphibians/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kingcobra/index-n.html
Gator Information.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator.html
http://sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/gator.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs/
Komodo dragons.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Komododragon.cfm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Komodoprintout.shtml
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-komodo.html
What are amphibians?
http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/frogfact.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Gecko.shtml
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/herps/amphibid/index.htm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/default.cfm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml
http://whozoo.org/herps/amphibs/amphibs.htm
Great pictures of reptiles and amphibians.
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/printouts.shtml
http://whozoo.org/herps/amphibs/amphibs.htm
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