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Shakespeare's Dentist
Students investigate dentistry that existed during Shakespeare's lifetime. They answer questions and write a paragraph about a trip to the dentist taking the role of a patient of an Elizabethan dentist.
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Animals A-Z Word Search
In this alphabetical animals word search worksheet, students locate 26 words hidden in the puzzle. They find one animal word for each letter of the alphabet.
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Shadow Know-How: African Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students list the names of eleven different African animals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #109
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the March 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
African Wildlife Foundation
African Wildlife Foundation (Awf): Baboon
Resource takes an exploratory look at the baboon. Content includes information on this animal's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, and predators.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Hamadryas Baboon
Meet the hamadryas baboon and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
eSkeletons
E Skeletons: Baboon
This interactive, digital laboratory provides students with a way to examine and learn about the skeletal anatomy of the Baboon.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Baboon (Papio)
Explore images and facts about Baboons, including details on their evolution, appearance, habitat, behaviour, diet, conservation status, breeding, and much more.
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Baboons
Baboons have incredible vocal chords, and they can make more than 30 distinct noises, from short grunting sounds to full-blown screaming. Learn more about Baboons in this well-constructed overview by Wonderville.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Baboon
The baboon is native to Africa. They have structured societies with dominant males as leaders. Some facts about the baboon and pictures are found here.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Gelada Baboon
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Gelada Baboons (Theropithecus gelada), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Guinea Baboon
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Guinea Baboons (Papio papio), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Baboons
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Baboons (Papio), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this genus and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Clever Monkeys
There are many things about monkeys that humans are just beginning to understand, such as how they use plants to self-medicate, their emotional life, and how they use language even to communicate between monkey species. There are plenty...
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "The Bestest Baboon"
A poem about a baboon who takes a trip to the moon.
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Eternal Egypt: Baboon Kohl Pot
The pot for kohl, an eye paint used to enhance beauty and protect the eyes, has a high neck, bulging belly, and a spout that is flanked by a baboon.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Thoth as a Baboon
The statue portrays the god Thoth as an African baboon.
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Eternal Egypt: Group of Two Baboons
This sculpture portrays a young baboon walking in front of its mother. It might have been part of a child's toy.
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Eternal Egypt: Group of Three Baboons
A group of three domesticated baboons are depicted sitting in various postures. The artist realistically conveys the characteristics of the animals through several imaginative and skillful techniques.
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Eternal Egypt: Baboon of the God Thoth
This statue of the baboon of Thoth, represents the deity seated with all the details of the face, the mane, and the hair covering the upper part of the body while leaving the fingers visible. The statue is adorned with a broad pectoral...
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Eternal Egypt: Ostracon of Bull and Baboon
This ostracon depicts a bull and a baboon, executed with brush strokes in black and red pigments on a rough limestone flake.
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Eternal Egypt: Toy Statuette of Baboons
This toy statuette is of a small monkey on the back of its mother. These figures are so well sculpted that the mother's feminine features are easily visible.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Drill (Mandrillus)
Comprehensive discussion on the taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology of the Drill in this detailed factsheet that includes an extensive glossary of terms.
eSkeletons
E Skeletons Project
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the eSkeletons Project provides interactive views of bones. Various menus allow you to review the bones of the human skeleton and compare them to the bone structures of nine primates.