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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Western Camel

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about this extraordinary mammal, the Western Camel, that originated in North America during the ice age. A fascinating article with many additional sites to explore.
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Southern African Water Crisis: Some Grassland Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can read a fact sheet on South African grasslands. Content includes a look at origins, water supply, plants and animals, economics, and current conservation status.
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San Francisco Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the snow leopard and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Black Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the black rhino and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the koala and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the Western lowland gorilla, and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Greater Kudu

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the greater kudu and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Ring Tailed Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the ring-tailed lemur, and discover the threats that these animals face today.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Animal Training: Animal Behavior & Learning

For Students 9th - 10th
Details how marine mammals at Sea World learn by different techniques, including operant conditioning, positive reinforcer, and others.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Black Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the massive black rhinoceros by browsing this brief overview from the Brookfield Zoo. This animal guide includes quick facts and information on its appearance, habitat, eating habits, and other unique behaviors...
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Bottlenose Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
Get acquainted with the bottlenose dolphin by browsing this animal quide from the Brookfield Zoo. Highlights include quick facts, a photo, and details on the appearance, social behaviors, communication, and habitat of these aquatic mammals.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: American Bison

For Students 9th - 10th
Get acquainted with the American bison in this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Highlights includes quick facts and details on its appearance, eating habits, and history of this nearly extinct mammal.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: North American River Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the North American river otter by browsing this brief overview from the Brookfield Zoo. This animal guide includes quick facts and information on the appearance, habitat, social and eating habits, and other...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Cape Buffalo

For Students 2nd - 8th
This site from Enchanted Learning is a web site with interesting information on the Cape Buffalo. Learn about this animal's anatomy, diet, and predators. A simple picture is also included, along with links to additional information.
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Other

Antarctic Animals: Leopard Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
A very short description of this solitary predator with a revealing picture that brings home the ferocity of this mammal.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Coyote

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the Coyote through this educational resource. This site features information on coyotes ranging from characteristics, diet, reproduction, range, habitat, and behavior.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Wolverine

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Study the world of the Wolverine when you explore this informative source. The content of this resource includes characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and more of this member of the mustelid family.
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Quia

Quia: Animal Facts Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this website you are given ten questions to answer and links to three websites where you can find those answers.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Eastern Chipmunk

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know the Eastern Chipmunk has white fur on its stomach and reddish-brown fur on its back? Come and explore this educational resource to learn more about this creature's diet, habitat, life cycle and more.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: White Nosed Coati

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site features a wide range of information on the White-Nosed Coati. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, food, and more.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Peromyscus Eremicus (Cactus Mouse)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Animal Diversity Web describes the natural history of the cactus mouse, including its geographical range, physical characteristics, natural habitat, reproduction, and behavior.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Hibernation "A Time to Sleep"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site is filled with creative and educational activities for your unit on hibernation. These activities include hibernation clocks, KWL chart, hibernation mural and more.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Animal Communities

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site click on the pictures to find out about an animal community in Africa. Think about how animal communities are like your community. Think about how are they different.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rock Squirrel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a look at the Rock Squirrel. Come and explore the characteristics, life cycle, diet, habitat, behavior and range of this fascinating rodent.

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