Animal Megasites
Basic information on many animals.
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/animal/default.htm
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/coloring/
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animal.html#ac
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature//
Names for male and female animals, and their young.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/faq/animal.htm
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
Artic animals.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/
Desert animals.
http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html
http://www.desertanimals.net/
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://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=CreaturesoftheNight
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/nocturnal.shtml
Tracks and scent markings of animals.
http://42explore.com/animaltracks.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.learner.org/jnorth/
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557464/Animal_Migration.html
http://www.nps.gov/akso/ParkWise/Students/ReferenceLibrary/general/MigrationBasics.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-migranmls.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.gamequarium.com/animals.html
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&departmentId=77
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Amphibians
About amphibians.
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/
http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/amphibians/amph-families
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
Frog sounds, tales, and stories.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/
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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
From the Smithsonian National Zoological Park comes this fun, fact filled bird site with photos.
http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/default.cfm
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.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/
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://members.aol.com/Dinoplanet/joe.html
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://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.birds.mu/Extinct/Dodo.htm
http://www.50birds.com/extan/gextanimals1.htm
http://www.extinctanimal.com/
http://extinct.petermaas.nl/
http://www.bagheera.com/
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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/kids/index.html
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.endangeredspecie.com/
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/
Living_Things/Animals/Endangered_Species/
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1460/
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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://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/critter/index.html
http://www.oceanstar.com/shark/
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/facts.htm
FINS: Fish Information Service provides indexes and glossaries on fresh and salt water fish.
How to set up aquariums is also included.
http://www.actwin.com/fish/index.php
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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://www.bijlmakers.com/entomology/begin.htm
http://www.mnh.si.edu/museum/VirtualTour/Tour/Second/InsectZoo/index.html
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://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/
Living_Things/Animals/Mammals/
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://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/animals.htm
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://www.cdli.ca/CITE/oceanlife.htm
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/sea.htm
http://www.sstg.org/marine_life.php
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://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/critter/
http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/index.htm
http://www.pocanticohills.org/sharks/sharks.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0206/sharks.html
http://kids.discovery.com/fansites/kennytheshark/kennytheshark.html
http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/sharks/index.htm
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Psts and Animal Care
Sites that cover buying a pet, animal safety, animal health, veterinarians and kid's activities.
http://www.avma.org/care4pets/
http://www.googobits.com/articles/2077-how-to-pick-a-family-pet.html
http://www.besd61.k12.il.us/webquests/kdg/pets/pets.html
http://www.healthypet.com
All about the house cat.
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kids_pc_cat_411
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_catcare
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/dcats.html
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/cat_care.htm
All about dogs.
http://www.petnet.com.au/dogs/dogbreedindex.html
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/a-z.htm
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/dog_test.htm
http://www.purina.com/dogs/default.asp
If you like fish these sites are helpful.
http://www.americanhumane.org/kids/aquarium.htm
http://www.simandl.cz/stranky/akvarium/ryby/fishes.htm
http://tropicalfish.altervista.org/tropical_fish_australia.html
All about birds.
http://www.essortment.com/in/Pets.Birds/index.htm
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://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_smallpets
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters/critters.htm
http://www.essortment.com/in/Pets.Small.Animals/
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/MAMMALS.htm
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/links/smallanimallinks.htm
The American Animal Hospital Association provides a Pet Care Library, frequently
asked questions and coloring pages.
http://www.healthypet.com/library_main.aspx
http://www.petvets.com/petcare/dogs.html
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/default.asp
http://www.animalhealthcare.ca/kidscorner.asp
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.pbs.org/wnet/nature/reptiles/
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/
http://www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/amphibians/
http://www.wf.net/~snake/
http://www.oregonzoo.org/Cards/cardindex.htm#s
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kingcobra/index-n.html
Gator Information.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator.html
http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/
Living_Things/Animals/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/Reptiles/Crocodiles_and_Alligators/
http://sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/gator.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs/
Komodo dragons.
http://www.zoo.org/komodo/komo_flash.html
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-komodo.html
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Komododragon.cfm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/lizard/Komodoprintout.shtml
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://whozoo.org/herps/amphibs/amphibs.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml
Great pictures of reptiles and amphibians.
http://whozoo.org/herps/amphibs/amphibs.htm
http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/printouts.shtml
http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/ForKids/default.cfm
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/
Living_Things/Animals/Reptiles_and_Amphibians/Reptiles/
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Animal E-BOOKS
The library also has a large collection of e-books about animals through netLibrary.
You'll need to have Mom or Dad sign up for an account next time you're in the Library,
and then you can access and read these books on your home computer. Ask a Children's
Librarian for more information. To see what's available, go to the catalog and do a general
keyword search with these words: electronic books juvenile
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