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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the western lowland gorilla.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Sumatran Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, and appearance of the Sumatran orangutan.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Geoffroy's Marmoset

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the Geoffroy's marmoset.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Black and White Ruffed Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the black and white ruffed lemur.
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Other

San Francisco Zoo: Black and White Ruffed Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts and details about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, diet, and conservation status of the black and white ruffed lemur.
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Other

San Francisco Zoo: Mandrill

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the mandrill, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Pig Tailed Langur

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational data on the taxonomy of the Pig-tailed Langur in this detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Langur

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides informational data on the taxonomy of the Langur in this detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Potto

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides informational data on the taxonomy of the Potto in this detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Slender Loris

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational data on the taxonomy of the Slender Loris in this detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Sportive Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational data on the taxonomy of the Sportive Lemur with a detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Dwarf Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides informational data on the taxonomy of the Dwarf Lemur in this detailed factsheet that includes a list of outside resources.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Chimps R Us: Understanding Travel Routes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Examine a map of the travel routes and evening nesting sites of two chimpanzees and create a travel route of your typical day. Describe the social enhancements that helped humans to evolve from foraging behavior to establish fixed...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Animal Einsteins: Thinking About Thinking

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the work of ethologists - animal behaviorists - by observing an animal's behavior (alone and then in a group) for an extended period of time. Produce a scientific report of your observations.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Finger Food

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research two species of primates, the lemur and the aye-aye, to discover their survival strategies and adaptive behaviors. Select another primate species to investigate and work in a cooperative group to gather information from many...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Monkey See, Monkey Do?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolutionary advantage of stereoscopic vision and the fully opposable thumb, and describe how each adaptation might affect the use of tools in humans and primates.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Callimico

For Students 9th - 10th
Get acquainted with the callimico while reading this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Content includes quick facts, a photo, and highlights on the appearance, habitat, and social habits of this unique monkey.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Colobus Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to quick facts and a photo, the Brookfield Zoo provides information on the social and eatings habits, appearance, habitat, and other characteristics of the colobus monkey, who despite having no thumbs move around trees fairly...
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: White Cheeked Gibbon

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the white-cheeked gibbon by browsing this reference from the Brookfield Zoo. In addition to quick facts, this animal guide offers information on its appearance, communication, habitat, and unique characteristics.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Meet Our Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the National Zoological Park provides extensive information about many types of animals. Just click on the category you need. Includes pictures and live web cams.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Spectacled Langur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the spectacled langur.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Mongoose Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the mongoose lemur.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Cotton Top Tamarin

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, and conservation status of the cotton-top tamarin.