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Introduction to Natural Selection: Darwin & Lamarck

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Charles Darwin and Jean Baptiste Lamarck are credited for developing the theory of natural selection. After teaching your beginning biologists about acquired characteristics, they read the included selection and answer questions that...
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Saint Louis Zoo: About the Animals: What Makes an Animal an Animal?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Short introduction to animals explains the important traits that all animals share and the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Hippopotamus

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about the hippopotamus with pictures, a video, fun facts, and more.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Grevy's Zebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about the Grevy's zebra with pictures, a video, fun facts, and more.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Chimpanzee

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about chimpanzees with pictures, videos, fun facts, and more.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Alligator Snapping Turtle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the alligator snapping turtle.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Coquerel's Sifaka

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the Coquerel's sifaka.
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Saint Louis Zoo: American Wood Duck

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the American wood duck.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Humboldt Penguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, and conservation status of the Humboldt penguin.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Caribbean Flamingo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, habitat, behavior, and conservation status of the Caribbean flamingo.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Roseate Spoonbill

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the appearance, diet, breeding, behavior, habitat, and conservation status of the roseate spoonbill.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Western Lowland Gorilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the western lowland gorilla.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Sumatran Orangutan

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, and appearance of the Sumatran orangutan.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Geoffroy's Marmoset

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the Geoffroy's marmoset.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Black and White Ruffed Lemur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the black and white ruffed lemur.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Speke's Gazelle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the Speke's gazelle.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Reticulated Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the reticulated giraffe.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Okapi

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the okapi.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Black Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the black rhinoceros.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Babirusa

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the babirusa.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Jaguar

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the jaguar.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Cheetah

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn animal facts about habitat, behavior, speed, and appetite, and most importantly, discover the threats that these amazing animals face today.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the snow leopard.
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Saint Louis Zoo: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the polar bear.