Curated OER
ESL Vocabulary-Animals
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students study a chart of pictures and animal names, then unscramble names, watch a video and list animals seen, fill in missing letters, complete an animal crossword and classify given animals.
Other
Big cats.com: Learn to Identify the Big Cats
A pictorial gallery of the big cats found around the world! Brief text accompanies amazing photographs of these beautiful creatures.
TES Global
Tes: Big Cat Holidays: Reading Assignment
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will analyze a tourism brochure that features the big cats of Africa. This assessment can be use used as a formative or summative performance assessment.
Other
Big Cats Online
A comprehensive site that provides information on the evolution, behavior, and conservation of Big Cats. This site also has an informative fact and figures section that contains answers to frequently asked e-mail questions.
Read Works
Read Works: Saving Big Cats
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about jaguars, tigers, and other big cats that have become endangered species. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Tiger
Meet the tiger and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Tiger
Exhaustive resource explores the tiger with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, history, behavior, habitat, conservation, and external links.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tiger
This open-source encyclopedia offers a detailed overview of the tiger. Content includes a look at this animal's physical description, method of killing, various subspecies, and the use of tigers in literature.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Siberian Tiger
A reference source on the Siberian tiger that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and conservation status.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Malayan Tiger (Panthera Tigris Jacksoni)
View images and read facts about Malayan Tigers, including where they live, their appearance, breeding habits, and status as an endangered species.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Sumatran Tiger O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Sumatran tiger and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information.
Other
San Francisco Zoo: Sumatran Tiger
Meet the Sumatran tiger, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: Tiger
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about tigers with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Audio clip and live cam included.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Indochinese Tiger (Panthera Tigris Corbetti)
Investigate the world of the Indochinese Tiger and discover information on the appearance, habitat, and breeding of this endangered species. Includes images and statistics.
Chicago Zoological Society
Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Amur Tiger
Become informed about the Amur tiger by browsing this brief article from the Brookfield Zoo. This animal guide includes quick facts and details on its appearance, communication skills, habitat, and reasons the Amur tiger is considered...
PBS
Nova: America's Stone Age Explorers: End of the Big Beasts
Three opposing views about the disappearance of the "megafauna" in North America. What really happened to the wooly mammoth, mastadon, saber-toothed tiger, among other animals?
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Pittsburgh Zoo: Amur Tiger
Amur tigers are also known as the Siberian tigers. Use this resource to discover more interesting facts about the largest living feline.
Other
Audubon Nature Institute: Malayan Tiger
Meet the Malayan tiger and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
Globio
Glossopedia: Lions
Lions are big cats that are related to tigers, leopards, and jaguars. The number of lions is decreasing and lions are losing habitat. A long time ago, someone crowned lions as "the kings of the jungle." But lions don't live in jungles....
Curated OER
Ar Kive: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
One of the largest of the 'big cats', the tiger (Panthera tigris) is an instantly recognisable animal and an iconic symbol of conservation. Nine different subspecies of this charismatic carnivore are recognised, three of which became...
Read Works
Read Works: A Liger's Tale
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a liger, a cross between a tiger and a lion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Liger (Panthera Leo Panthera Tigris)
View images and read statistics and facts about the Liger, including where they live, their appearance, diet, behavior, breeding habits, and predatory lifestyle.
BBC
Bbc Online: Puma, Florida Panther
At this site from BBC Online you can learn all about the Puma with this detailed fact sheet and these spectacular photos. There is also a short video of the Puma.