Resource Materials & Technology Center for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing

Resources about Animals

All About Tigers -
The Tiger Information Center is dedicated to providing information to help preserve the remaining five subspecies of tigers. To learn more about tigers, just click on one of the topics.

Animated Ants -
Learn all about ants - more than you ever learned in "A Bug's Life".

AntBoy's Bug World -
Kids link to sites that explore ants, bees, butterflies, roaches, and more. For example, follow the ants link to watch a real ant farm or control a simulated ant farm.

Animals in our Backyard -
This site was made by second graders. The children mapped a trail behind their school, researched the animals they saw on the trail, and then wrote about each animal. They created a digital illustration to accompany their writing and put it together to create a Web site.

Bear Masks -
In this activity children will learn to identify different types of bears and make masks of their favorite bears.

Birds- Helping Injured Birds -
The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), which works to prevent the death of migratory birds in urban areas, provides this page of instructions forhelping a bird that has been stunned by accidentally flying into windowglass.

Bugscope -
Bugscope is a new educational outreach project of the World Wide Laboratory. The primary goal of the Bugscope project is to demonstrate that relatively low cost, sustainable access to a scanning electron microscope can be made available to K-12 classrooms. Participating classrooms will have the opportunity to control a Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope to image insects at high magnification. Students and teachers control the microscope using web browsers from their classroom computers. The microscope is located at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Butterflies- Journey North -
This site monitors monarch butterflies. Students can report their sightings and communicate with classes around the world.

Butterflies of North America -
The Butterflies of North America web site consists primarily of the following information: Distribution maps showing the counties in which occurrence of a particular species has been verified; Photos of the adult and caterpillar (when available); Species accounts containing information on size, identifying characteristics, life history, flight, caterpillar hosts, adult food, habitat, species range, conservation status, and management needs; and Species checklists for each county in the U. S. and state in northern Mexico. In addition to the above information, users looking to identify an unknown butterfly can browse the collection of thumbnail photos and jump to a particular species account and distribution map.

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden -
Schools nationwide can visit this oldest zoo in the country and participate in their interactive theme programs and problem-based learning.

Creature World -
Click on a continent on this colorful world map to go to an interactive page introducing animals from the selected habitat. This informative site for young students is part of the PBS Kratts' program for kids.

Cyber Zoomobile -
Lots of information about many kinds of animals.

Dinosaurs: A to Z One at a Time List of Dinosaurs -
Comprehensive list of dinosaurs. There are great illustrations that can be downloaded to add to a reports.

Elephant Sanctuary -
This sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee is a refuge for endangered Asian elephants. Videoconferencing is the only way to actually visit these elephants. There are also teaching units that you can download to use in your classrooms.

ExplorA-Pond -
This site has an online project for exploring ponds, but also contains lots of information and links to other information.

Exploratorium -
The Exploratorium is the museum of science, art, and human perception. At this site, visitors can hear the squawk of a duck call be transformed into human vowel sounds, discover the origins of a Bronx Cheer, learn about mutant fireflies, or witness the visual phenomenon of a superimposed swirling shimmer. The Exploratorium web site offers digital versions of popular hands-on exhibits. Some of the current online exhibits are: Solar Max, The Learning Studio (Science Snacks), Paper (origami), Life Along the Faultline, Sport Science, and the Observatory. You can also access former exhibits.

Frogs - A Thousand Friends of Frogs -
A Thousand Friends of Frogs connects K-12 students, educators, families, and scientists from Minnesota and beyond to study and celebrate frogs and their habitats. The site is based at hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education. They have created an educator's guide that contains learning activities which deal with recent studies by Minnesota students which found hundreds of frogs in a local wetland with various gross deformities.

Florida Panther Net -
These endangered wildcats now have their own web site which maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The site answers many common questions about the elusive predators. Learn about their average size, closest relatives, favorite foods, and preferred habitats. There are also games children will enjoy and learn from.

Gorilla Foundation -
Videoconferencing is also the only way to visit this home to Koko, the gorilla famous for learning American Sign Language.

Kidz Korner -
Learn about life on the farm in Michigan. Kids can learn about farm life through pictures, an
agriculture game, and information on different crops and animals. There are also stories about
farms and pets that give an understanding of farm life to kids who don't live near a farm.

The Life Cycle of Animals
Elementary students will be able to explore various age-appropriate sites
for learning about amphibians, mammals, butterflies, birds, and reptiles.
They will choose the two life cycles they feel are most similar, and
complete a printable student worksheet. [Classroom Flyer, 1/17/03]

Lincoln Park Zoo -
A rich source of information about birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles, this site offers virtual tours of the zoo. (Don't miss the live Swan, Ape and Lions Cam!)

Manatee Sites -
Manatee Educational Resources -
This site gives information about resources available for studying manatees and how to obtain them.

Understanding Manatees -
This is a children's educational project from the Wildlife Preservation Trust International. It
contains great information and activities for learning about manatees.

Nature--PBS Puzzles and Fun -

Naturesongs.com -
This site provides samples of various natural sounds, promote nature recording and archiving, and provide a library of sounds that people can refer to when they hear something new.

National Wildlife Federation -
The National Wildlife Federation takes us on tours of water, endangered species, wetlands, and public lands. Follow the tracks to information, puzzles, etc.

NetVet Veterinary Resources -
Need information about specific animals? Here is a great place to start your research.

Nova Online: Tales From the Hive -
This is the companion web site to the NOVA program, "Tales from the Hive." There are activities, resources, and links to other information.

The Penguin Thematic Unit Page -
Painting, cutting, reading--students will get to know all about penguins through various hands-on activities in this unit.

San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park -
I visited the San Diego Zoo when I was in San Diego for Hyerfest this past summer. It was great! This is an excellent zoo site. It lets children tour exhibits, read the zoo news reports, and send digital postcards. Current features include photos and video of the park's newest exhibit, Heart of Africa.

Seabird and Forage Fish Research -
The Alaska Biological Science Center in Anchorage conducts a wide variety of research on seabirds (Puffins, Murrelets, Gulls, etc.), fish, marine mammals, and marine ecosystems, with emphasis on factors influencing marine animal populations, such as oil pollution, fisheries, and natural changes in the marine environment. This educational site is geared toward middle school and up. There is a slide show you can see on the web or download as a pdf file.

Squirrel Almanac -
This guide to North American tree squirrels is from Dr. Peg, a Coloradoscientist who is an expert on squirrels, and will answer students'questions about them.

Twig Walkingstick -
The Ohio State University Extention's Twig is the scientific guide through answers to questions in six categories. Under Insects, for example, he will explain how beetles get bigger.

WhaleNet is an interactive information source offering extensive up-to-date resources, engaging hands-on activities, and exciting educational opportunities. It is students, researches, and educators sharing, through internet communication, personal field experiences, data and information. [FETC presentation]

Zoobooks -
This is the web site for the magazine, Zoobooks. There is a database of the animals covered in their magazine and there is also a Virtual Zoo.

Best Friends is a free teaching kit that shows kids how to be responsible pet owners. It includes discussion guides, an award certificate, a reading list, a poster, a video, and activities that are designed to work with your existing curriculum for reading, writing, oral presentations, art, and mathematics. For grades K-6. Order from: American Kennel Club, Public Education Dept., Attn: Best Friends, 5580 Centerview Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606. Include your name, school name, address, and grade level.

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