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Dinosaurs
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Endangered Animals |
General Animals
Sites
Myths |
Sea Animals
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Dinosaurs |
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The Dinosauria
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/
dinosaur.html |
Dinosaurs
sponsored by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
There are several on-line exhibits to see. |
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Dinosphere at The Children's Museum of
Indianapolis
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/dinosphere/ |
A
collection of dinosaur fossils, dinosaur dig, and a paleontology lab
sponsored by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. |
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Walking with Dinosaurs - Dinosaur news, pictures, videos and facts
http://www.walkingwithdinosaurs.com/ |
From BBC Earth. Besides the promo for the upcoming movie release on
Dec 20, 2013, the website has a dinosaur gallery of select dinosaurs
and Dino Videos that show paleontologists in the field. |
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Endangered Animals |
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Endangered Species 2000
http://library.thinkquest.org/25014/
english.index.shtml |
ThinkQuest has
sponsored yet another site full of information on endangered species. |
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Endangered Species Program -
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/endangered/ |
Find out
which animals are endangered or threatened in the U.S. Many
lists to help you narrow your search. There is also a
Kids Corner. |
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Pandas at the National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/
giantpandas/default.cfm |
Learn about
the Pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Learn all about
Pandas in general. Watch the Giant Panda Cam |
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General Animal Sites |
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Kid & Family - National Wildlife
Federation
http://www.nwf.org/kids/ |
First
select your age to take you to the pages just for you. There are
games and activities to do while you learn all about different
animals. |
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Switch Zoo
http://www.switchzoo.com/ |
Make your
own imaginary animals out of real animals. Switch the head, body
or tails. |
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The Venom Cure
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/venomcure/ |
Information
on poisonous creatures. There are puzzles and critter guides. |
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Myths |
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Animal, Myths and Legends
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/
Home/home.html |
Oban, Agor,
or Sanjit will lead you through more than 30 animal myths. There
are also coloring pages, games,a and fact pages. |
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Sea Animals |
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National Marine Mammal Laboratory's
Education Site
http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/education/ |
Discover
amazing facts about whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals. |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ |
Learn about
different sea animals through the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Visit
the
Sea Otter
exhibit to learn about Sea Otters. Click on "About the Animals" to get
the facts on the animals at the aquarium. |
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OceanLink
http://www.oceanlink.info/ |
Learn about
sea animals that live in the Inter-tidal Zone or learn about Marine
Biodiversity. |
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Sea World
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/ |
Gives basic
information on sea animals. There are links to more detailed
information. |
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Vancouver Aquarium
http://www.vanaqua.org/education/aquafacts/ |
This
Vancouver Aquarium site has FAQs on marine life. Learn about
whales, careers, and many other animals. |
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
http://www.aquarium.org/ |
This
site is presented by the Oregon Coast Aquarium. |
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Whales |
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American Cetacean Society
http://acsonline.org/ |
The largest whale conservation and research organization in the
world. Imagery, information, and links. Go to the "Education
Link" for fact sheets on whales. The Cetacean Curriculum is a
46 page teaching guide. |
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Majestic Presence of the Whale
http://library.thinkquest.org/2605/ |
For older
children, this site has 43 types of whales described with a photo and
a paragraph describing the whale's basic characteristics. |
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Zoom Whales
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
subjects/whales/ |
For younger
children. Gives basic information and includes information
sheets on individual whale characteristics. |
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Zoos |
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World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
http://www.waza.org/home/
index.php?main=home |
The World
Association of Zoos and Aquariums is the "umbrella" organization for
the world zoo and aquarium community. |
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