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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis Larvatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the proboscis monkey. Discusses their classification and evolution, physical appearance, distribution and habitat, behavior and lifestyle, life cycle, diet, predators, interesting facts, threats...
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Dian Fossey

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about one of the foremost primatologists who undertook an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups over a period of 18 years in the mountain forests of Rwanda.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Vision

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sight, or vision, is the ability to see light. It depends on the eyes detecting light and forming images. It also depends on the brain making sense of the images, so...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Cenozoic Era the Age of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the Cenozoic Era, the age of mammals.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Eastern Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC's Nature Wildfacts series offers habitat photographs of the eastern gorilla of Africa as well as a fact sheet.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Bornean Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a detailed fact sheet on the Bornean orangutan.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Sumatran Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Sumatran orangutan.
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site for information on the Western Lowland Gorilla. The information consists of special adaptations the gorilla has had to make, what it looks like, where it is found in the wild, what it likes to eats, and what its...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Lucy: The First Hominid Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the archaeologists who discovered the first Hominid skeleton and other ancestors of humans.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Orangutans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and check out this awesome resource on orangutans. Students who need help narrowing their informational search will benefit from this clear and concise resource.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Chimpanzee

For Students 9th - 10th
See what you can learn about Chimpanzees with this World Wildlife Fund information page.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ruffed Lemur O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the ruffed lemur and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information. Make sure to read about the release...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Goeldi's Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Primates exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on Goeldi's Monkey. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat, diet,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Golden Headed Lion Tamarin

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Primates exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on the Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on...
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PBS

Pbs: Madagascar, a World Apart What's a Lemur?

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site, which explores the near paradise of Madagascar, provides a general overview of lemurs.
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PBS

Pbs: The Living Edens Madagascar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Informative site that includes information about the land of Madagascar as well as the animals that inhabit it. Accompanies a PBS video, but you do not necessarily need the video to check out the site. Includes lesson plans as well as a...
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Tarsier (Tarsius)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Tarsius, more commonly known as the Tarsier.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Mountain Gorilla O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the mountain gorilla.
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Bagheera

Bagheera: Mountain Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a look at the physical characteristics and habitat of the mountain gorilla, with a special emphasis on how this animal has become endangered and ongoing conservation efforts. Learning activities are available from the...
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: White Cheeked Gibbon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a great tool for research on the White-cheeked Gibbon. Information that is offered is on the Gibbon's physical description, its habitat, its niche, and its life history.
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Website
National Wildlife Federation

Ranger Rick's Go Wild!: Leapin' Lemurs!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you want to learn more about lemurs? Read these fun and interesting facts about one type of lemur, the Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur!
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Duke University

Duke University Lemur Center: Aye Aye

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a general overview of the Aye-aye, complete with several photographs and recorded vocalizations.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Lemur

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about lemurs? This site provides an insight into how lemurs live, their habitats, their social environments and more.
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Sumatran Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo provides an in-depth overview of the Sumatran orangutan highlighting its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.

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