Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London, England
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Animal Information Database
Sea World's site featuring a variety of information about their animals, as well as general animal information. Includes "Animal Bytes," a list of animals with some of their characteristics. Also includes some games and teacher resources.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Crocodiles Sleep With One Eye Watching
Brief article reports on new research into how crocodiles sleep.
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web
This resource contains thousands of descriptions about individual animal species. Many of these descriptions also includes pictures, movies, audio clips, and more.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Capture
Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature. [4:31]
University of Oxford (UK)
The Learning Zone: Animals
Learn all about the study of animals--zoology through this interactive website. You will learn about the processes that make animals alive, what makes them endangered or extinct, and the tree of life.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mollusc Form and Function
Links to a virtual laboratory that provides information and images regarding mollusc form and function.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures by w.i. Bicknell
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures and Guide to General Zoology by W.I. Bicknell (1892), an illustrated guide to zoology based on the Bible.
PBS
Idaho Ptv: Dialogue for Kids: Zoology
A collection of facts and links on the field of zoology. The facts cover what zoology is, the diversity of vertebrate and invertebrate animals studied in zoology, scientific names for animals, where zoologists work, zoos around the...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Haeckel
Find out about Ernst Haeckel, a scientist known for his work with ecology, zoology, and the study of phylogeny.
Other
Sacnas: The Biography Project
This site profiles dozens of Chicano/Latino and Native American scientists. Most are still active in their field of research. Searchable by field of science. Also contains links to some fantastic science sites by topic.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum
This site features links to information on Australia's museum.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Museum of Zoology
See the Museum of Zoology where visitors can explore the museum's resources.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science Homework Help
The science section of this popular homework helper site features links to chemistry, life, earth, physical, and space science resources.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Harry Potter's World: Monsters
A clever account of the history of medicine told as it relates to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter. Read about the history of monsters, and what led to the development of modern zoology.
Other
Vancouver Aquarium/career as a Marine Biologist
Practical information about becoming a marine biologist. Site includes brief interviews with two professionals. Has listing of Canadian colleges with degrees in marine biology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 1.2 Fields in the Life Sciences
Explore some different areas of study in the life sciences.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The New Zoos: Polar Bear Picnic
Explore zoos and the change in animal care, and research the physiology and habitats of polar bears. Investigate the difference between what is essential to survive and what is desirable in an enriched environment.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Prime Time Primates: Keeping the Peace
Explore the effect of overcrowding on a population, and play a game that demonstrates what happens as a population loses its space. Investigate cooperation in social groups, the benefits of sharing food and what happens when the system...
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Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Estructura Del Huevo De Ave [In Spanish]
Learn the parts of an egg and then take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Rodents
Labeled diagram of a several common rodents.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Horse Morphology
Labeled diagram of the morphology of a horse.