World Wildlife Fund for Nature
World Wildlife Fund: Rhinoceros Introduction
This resource provides information about rhinoceroses.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Arches National Park: Animals
A resource where you'll learn about amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. A good look at how animals live, sleep, eat, and stay active in a desert habitat.
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Striped Skunk
Learn all about this Canadian mammal...habitat, young, enemies, food. Excellent research source for younger students.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Gray Wolf
The conservation and life of the gray wolf, also known as the timber wolf, is the focus of this resource. Colorful photos as well as basic facts including appearance, diet, communication, range, habitat, life span, history, reproduction,...
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
World Wildlife Fund: Wolf (Maned)
Learn about the Maned Wolf with this fairly detailed information page.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Suffield National Wildlife Area: Mammals at Risk
Ord's Kangaroo Rat and Western Harvest Mouse are two prairie mammals that are being affected by the erosion of their habitats. The proposed drilling of gas wells in Alberta and the loss of prairie grasslands to agriculture are factors...
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Animals
Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.
Other
The Belize Zoo Animals of the Tropical Forest
This zoo is primarily a collection of wild animals indigenous to the tropical forests of Belize. At the bottom of the page, the animals are organized into 3 categories: mammals, birds, and reptiles.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Vampire Bats
Great multi-media site from the National Geographic Society with great information, pictures and video of Vampire Bats. Sections include fun facts, video, audio, a map and send a postcard.
Other
Monga Bay: Rainforests
A look at the world's rainforests, the wildlife, and indigenous people who inhabit them as well as the impact of nature and man on this fragile biome.
Other
Photos of Polar Bears
This site has almost 100 polar bear photographs of high quality! Links to numerous other wildlife photos are offered on this site as well.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit
Take an online tour of the Smithsonian's "Exploring Marine Ecosystems" exhibit. Learn about coral reefs and look behind the scenes as scientists maintain the model ecosystems.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Marten
Get the facts about martens. Besides finding a detailed description of this woodland mammal, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on martens is information on their...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Lemmings
Get the facts about lemmings. Besides finding a detailed description of the high Arctic's smallest mammal, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on lemmings is...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Killer Whale
Get the facts about the killer whale. Besides finding a detailed description of this highly social sea mammal, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the killer...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bowhead Whale
Get the facts about Bowhead whales. Besides finding detailed physical descriptions of these mammals of the sea, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on Bowhead...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Beluga Whale
Get the facts about beluga whales. Besides finding detailed physical descriptions of these mammals of the sea, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on beluga...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bats
Get the facts about bats. Canada is home to nineteen different species of bats. Besides finding detailed physical descriptions of several of these, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Striped Skunk
Get the facts about the striped skunk. Besides finding a detailed description of this "stinky" creature, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the striped skunk...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Snowshoe Hare
Get the facts about the snowshoe hare. Besides finding a detailed description of this common forest creature that only lives in North America, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Muskrat
Get the facts about the muskrat. Besides finding a detailed description of this water-loving rodent, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the muskrat is...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Muskox
Get the facts about the muskox. Besides finding a detailed description of this resident of Canada?s arctic tundra, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Grizzly
Get the facts about the grizzly bear. Besides finding a detailed description of North America's second largest land carnivore, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Eastern Grey Squirrel
Get the facts about the eastern grey squirrel. Besides finding a detailed description of eastern Canada's largest tree squirrel, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact...