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	Places for Kids & Teens Just Curious: Mammals

GENERAL

• All About Mammals - A must see site for K-5 students.  Includes printable diagrams of mammal's anatomy.

• Mammals! - Offers descriptions of features common to all mammals.

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BATS

• Organization for Bat Conservation - Learn about different bats and how to build a bat house.
• Aerodynamics of Bats - Learn how bats fly on this site from the Aeronautics Internet Textbook.

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BEARS

• Polar Bears - Discover facts about the polar bear's chilly lifestyle.
• North Cascades National Park: Grizzly Bear - Learn the distinguishing characteristics that set these intelligent animals apart.

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GIRAFFES

• Giraffe: Oakland Zoo - Learn about the giraffe! Concise and comprehensive information about the giraffe, best for third grade and up.

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HORSES

• International Museum of the Horse - Learn about horses in history, or see pictures of equestrian events.
• Horses - Learn about every breed of horse imaginable! Oklahoma State University supplies pictures, facts, and physical characteristics of each horse breed.

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LIONS

• African Savannah: African Lion - Information from the Oakland Zoo on the king of the beasts. Includes sounds and video of the animal.

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MONKEYS & PRIMATES

• Gorillas - From Sea World here are facts about diet, habitat, senses, and more.
• Jane Goodall Institute - The institute is dedicated to researching and publicizing the unique status and special needs of chimpanzees, now an endangered species, to ensure both their long-term preservation in the wild and their physical and psychological well-being in captive settings.

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PANDAS

• Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian Zoo National - Excellent site for children to learn about pandas, their environment and what they can do to help!
• Panda Bears - A comprehensive site about panda bears with great information about their habits and diet; best for fourth grade and up.
• Panda Central and the San Diego Zoo - An exciting site about the San Diego Zoo pandas.  This site is best for older children, fourth grade and up, to explore and view the live web cam at zoo.

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TIGERS

• 5 Tigers - This site includes basic tiger facts, multimedia, a kids' page, art gallery, tiger poetry, fun and games, and a graded teacher resource section.
• Cyber Tiger @ nationalgeographic.com - This National Geographic site takes you on an interactive journey through the life of a tiger. Just enter your name and hit GO!
• ExZOOberance - This site is a virtual zoo which includes animal news, photo gallery, games, posters, web cams, articles and research on tigers as well as other zoo animals.
• Tigers - Sea World site about tigers and their habitat, senses, diet and more.
• Tigers in Crisis - This site is a part of The Endangered Earth website and provides information on the problems facing tigers, offers some solutions, and provides striking photos for downloading.
• World Wildlife Fund - This site includes downloadable screensavers, fun stuff, games, and quizzes on tigers as well as other animals.

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Last updated: 07/01/10