Animals

» AVMA Kids' Korner
   Activities, games, tips, and other information to help kids learn to care for pets.

   
   http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/

» African Fauna
   Includes facts, photos and information.

   
   http://www.africanfauna.com

» African Wildlife Foundation : Wildlife Gallery
   Fact sheets on many African animals. For some animals there are audio files as well. There is also information on animal conservation.

   
   http://www.awf.org/section/wildlife/gallery

» Amazing Animal Articles
   Articles about a number of animal topics, including evolution and predation.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/plecoboy88/

» Amazing Animal Senses
   Examples of how some animals sense the outside world and the anatomical structures that allow them to do so.

   
   http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html

» Animal & Exhibits
   Learn all about amphibians, birds, fishes, mammals and reptiles from this page sponsored by the Sedgwick County Zoo.

   
   http://www.scz.org/animal_exhibits-interactive.php

» Animal Attraction
   Strange pictures of various beasts from the Washington Post.

   
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=kids/archive&contentId=A30848-2001Mar20

» Animal Corner
   Provides facts and pictures for a variety of animals and their environments.

   
   http://www.animalcorner.co.uk

» Animal Doc Com
   For kids who would like to be veterinarians. Animal health and care information, puzzles and contests.

   
   http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/animaldoc/

» Animal Exploration: See Who's Out There
   Look at the animals in the world around us with information on their habitats, food, lifestyle, and life-cycle.

   
   http://animalexploration.tripod.com/animalexploration.html

» Animal Information For Kids
   Designed by an eight-year old Includes information about biomes,animal fiction, current events, sayings,fun facts, links, an interactive quiz, and an opportunity to write in questions.

   
   http://loganspage.com/

» Animal Trial
   View animal pictures with information on each animal. Test your knowledge with the question panel.

   
   http://www.animaltrial.com/

» Animals
   Graphics, quizzes and links to help students learn basic animal concepts. Includes protozoa and simple animals as well.

   
   http://www.mcwdn.org/Animals/Animals.html

» Animals Past and Present
   Includes a history of animals that lived in Illinois 65 million years ago, 10 million years ago, and today. Also offers an explanation about what happened to the dinosaurs.

   
   http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/animals/index.html

» Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Our Animals
   Australian animals, their physical features, food, home and environment and social groups. Based on a TV series.

   
   http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/

» Australian Fauna
   Information on a wide range of diverse Australian animals. Includes wildlife sanctuaries, quizzes and photos.

   
   http://www.australianfauna.com

» Australian Wildlife
   Provides information about birds, mammals and frogs. Includes audio clips, distribution maps, and galleries.

   
   http://www.ozanimals.com/

» BBC - CBBC - Wild
   Find out what makes your pet tick, how to help wildlife, competitions, quizzes and webcams.

   
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/wild/

» BBC Nature Online - Animals
   A site for anyone interested in animals and the natural world around them. Includes special features, fact sheets, and online quizzes.

   
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/

» Betty's Visions
   Has pictures of different kinds of animals, and explains how they are different than us.

   
   http://www.bettysvisions.com/

» Bunyips
   Fun Australian Flash site dedicated to the history and lore of the Bunyips.

   
   http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/

» Cool Animal Pictures
   Offering tiger, wolf, dolphin and bird pictures.

   
   http://www.coolanimalpictures.com/

» Densmore Forest
   Contains games, quizzes, and activities about animals. Also includes activities about mythical creatures.

   
   http://www.cyke.com/forest.swf

» Food Chains and Webs
   What is a food chain? Find out why there are more herbivores than carnivores. Multiple-choice questions and an interactive activity to create your own food web.

   
   http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

» Free Animal Trivia Web Quizzes
   Each quiz selects ten animal trivia facts at random. Requires Flash.

   
   http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_animal.htm

» Gardensafari
   Pictures and basic information about common animals found in the garden. Also offered in Dutch.

   
   http://www.gardensafari.net

» Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration
   Students across North America track the journeys of a dozen migratory species, share their field observations with classrooms across the Hemisphere, and are linked with scientists who share their expertise directly.

   
   http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

» JungleWalk
   Collection of animal movie and audio clips, websites, posters, and books. Includes insect, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and other invertebrates.

   
   http://www.junglewalk.com

» KOL Animals
   Galleries of animal videos, pictures, facts and sounds.

   
   http://kids.aol.com/pets-and-animals/animals

» Listen to Nature
   Contains hundreds of wildlife sounds including birds, mammals, insects and soundscapes.

   
   http://www.bl.uk/listentonature

» Living Organisms 2002
   Basic classification of animals.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/organisms2002/

» Logan's Animal Adaptations
   A site constructed by a first grader showing how animals must adapt to their environment in order to survive. Includes graphic organizers.

   
   http://hometown.aol.com/cre82/index.html

» Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
   Includes games, coloring pages, and other activities about koalas and Australian animals.

   
   http://www.koala.net/ed/children/kids.htm

» Macaulay Library Catalog
   World's largest collection of animal recordings and associated video.

   
   http://www.animalbehaviorarchive.org/

» Morris the Tortoise's Wild World of Animals
   Original articles about animals, artwork, and links to resources, including animal webcams.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/punk2/walktheplank/zoo.html

» Mr Steve's Adventures
   Learn about land and sea creatures. Includes nature video clips and photos.

   
   http://www.mrstevesadventures.blogspot.com/

» North America Exhibits - National Zoo
   Has lots of articles, pics and puzzles. Download pictures to color. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Friends of the National Zoo.

   
   http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/ForKids/

» Pestworld for Kids
   Features interactive games, factsheets and quizzes on the ecology and control of common pest species. From the National Pest Management Association.

   
   http://www.pestworldforkids.org/

» Pet Speak
   Photo gallery and trivia facts about unusual animals. Includes links to similar pages.

   
   http://hometown.aol.co.uk/emmalpatrick/animals.html

» Photoarchives - Josef Hlasek
   Features photo galleries. Includes plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and moths, beetles, nerve-winged insects, dragonflies and other animals.

   
   http://www.hlasek.com/

» Scott's Awesome Animals
   Learn about and see photos of mammals, reptiles, and pets. Site created by an 8-year-old.

   
   http://awesomeanimals.tripod.com/

» SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database
   Contains information about several types of animals ranging from mammals, birds, and even marine life.

   
   http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/

» Serengeti
   Contains information on many animals living in the Serengeti such as zebras, lions, and elephants.

   
   http://www.serengeti.org/

» Skull Collection
   Picture gallery of skulls from mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, sharks, and crustaceans. Also offers a chart comparing the sizes, a map of skull bones, and a description of how you prepare skulls.

   
   http://www.d91.k12.id.us/skyline/teachers/robertsd/skulls.htm

» The Animal Diversity Web
   General information about all genres of the animal kingdom, from mammals to reptiles.

   
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

» The Predator Page
   Information about predators such as Great White sharks, tigers, and cheetahs. Includes many pictures, links, and information.

   
   http://members.tripod.com/endangeredtiger/

» Use of Alternative Methods in Toxicological Research and Testing
   Provides reasons for and against animal testing. Explains what animal alternatives are, and the three R's of research. [PDF]

   
   http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/files/AlterToxicMethods05.pdf

» Visual Dissecting
   Perform dissections of a bullfrog and a fetal pig. Includes a glossary and message board.

   
   http://library.thinkquest.org/12014/

» WWF: Just for Kids
   Provides fact sheets, interactive quizzes, photographs, video clips, and teacher's guides.

   
   http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/

» Wildlife Photo Gallery
   Features photos of wild animals such as the Pronghorn antelope and Ridgenose rattle snake. From the Arizona Game & Fish department.

   
   http://www.azgfd.gov/i_e/wildlife_photo.shtml

» World Animal Day
   Supports good conditions for endangered species and other animals. October 4 was picked as the day to celebrate our fellow creatures. Includes list of events, ways to help, and kid's page.

   
   http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/

» Zoobooks - The Encyclopedia of Animals
   Tons of reliable animal information and resources, plus links to other homework sites.

   
   http://www.zoobooks.com/