Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bear (Black)
Explore the habitat, body traits, diet, reproduction patterns, lifespan, and classification of the black bear.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bear (Grizzly)
Learn basic facts about the grizzly bear, where they live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their life span, and classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bear (Polar)
Explore facts about polar bears, including where they live, what they eat, what they look like, and complete classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bobcat
Learn basic facts about bobcats, where they live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their life span, and classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Antelope (Saiga)
Learn about the antelope's body structure, where they live, how they eat, and how they are classified.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Aye Aye
Explore facts about the Aye Aye, a type of lemur. Find out where they live, how they eat, their body structure, and their reproduction patterns. Full classification is also included.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Anteater (Giant)
Learn how the anteater eats, where they live, how they reproduce, and how long they live. Also learn how their body traits allow them to survive.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bat (Red)
Explore facts about the red bat, including their habitat, body traits, diet, life span, reproduction traits, and complete classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bat (Little Brown)
Learn basic facts about the little brown bat, where they live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their life span, and classification. A video of a live bat shows and explains its unique body traits and their functions. [1:26]
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bat (Big Free Tailed)
Learn basic facts about the big free-tailed bat, where they live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their life span, and classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bat (Big Brown)
Explore facts about the big brown bat, including their habitat, body traits, reproduction patterns, what they eat and their full classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bat (Pallid)
Discover where pallid bats live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their lifespan, and their full classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Bighorn Sheep
Discover where bighorn sheep live, what they eat, their reproduction patterns, their lifespan, and their full classification.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Badger (American)
Explore the habitat, body traits, diet, reproduction patterns, lifespan, and classification of the American Badger.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Manatee: Frequently Asked Questions
An informative article that deals in a generalized fashion with the characteristics, life cycle, ecology and conservation associated with Manatees.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Hall of Mammals: Caribou
Brief overview of the caribou and an accompanying photo illustrate the physical adaptations that allow this animal to migrate to find its food supply.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: What's a Mammal?
A comprehensive lesson plan that reviews the characteristics of mammals. Contains a number of interesting links, suggested readings, and a three-point evaluation rubric.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Introducing the Mammals
What different types of mammals exist in the world? Peruse this information about mammals that lay eggs, mammals with pouches, and those that give birth to live animals.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Endangered Animals for Kids: Wildlife Conservation
Explore wildlife conservation including saving animal habitats, captive breeding, and tracking animal populations on this site.
Exploring Nature
Exploring Nature Educational Resource: All About Mammals: Lecture
Learn about the similar characterics shared by all mammals. Includes a list of the orders of mammals as well as an example of a mammal classification.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Polar Bears
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a brief overview of polar bears.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: All About Whales
[Free Registration/Login Required] The objective of this lesson about whales is to learn about the differences between mammals and fish using the Venn diagram. The lesson also covers charting animal sizes and ends with a 10-question...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animals Grow and Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 2nd Grade unit on how animals grow and change. It includes information on life cycles of animals and how to classify animals into groups (i.e. mammal, reptile, amphibian, etc.) There is an...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Arctic Fox
This site takes a brief look at the Arctic Fox, focusing on this animal's adaptations to the harsh climate of its environment.