| Mammals |
| Land Mammals |
| | Enchanted Learning - Mammals
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| | Learn about mammals from Enchanted Learning! Fact sheets, activities, and much more! |
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| | Exploring Mammals
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| | From the Los Angeles Natural History Museum: "The Mammals site has been designed to provide general information about mammal ...
Characteristics- learn about features that make mammals different from others.
Eat or be Eaten- gain insight into mammal diets and features that distinguishes various feeding strategies.
Mammal Groups- examine different groups of mammals.
Adaptations- observe how specialized characteristics and behaviors help mammals survive in their environment.
Biomes- learn about ecosystems where some mammals inhabit." |
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| | BBC Animals: Mammals
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| | Here you can discover exactly what it is that has made mammals so spectacularly successful.
Try your hand at our interactive challenges and test yourself with quizzes as you explore the defining features for yourself. |
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| | NHM - Mammals
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| | From tiny shrews to enormous whales, mammals are the most diverse group of animals ever to live on our planet. Equipped with wings, fins, horns and spines – they have evolved to fill many niches and roles. Discover more about this complex group, which of course, includes us. |
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| | Mammal Species of the World
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| | Great information on mammals and subclasses! The text is intended for advanced students, but it is an excellent resource as a "teacher guided" site for younger students!
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| | Mammals
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| | Dozens of nicely illustrated descriptions of mammals! |
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| | Mammal Field Guide
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| | An amazing guide to hundreds of mammal species. Great information and illustrations! |
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| | Mammals - Australian Museum
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| | Welcome to the Mammals site. Find out all about mammals, bats, and marine mammals, as well as rare, endangered and extinct mammals. |
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| | Mammals - St. Louis Zoo
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| | There are more than 5,000 known species of mammals alive today. There are three major groups: monotremes (egg-laying mammals), marsupials (pouched mammals) and placentals (mammals whose babies develop inside the mother`s womb, fed by a placenta). Learn more at this site! |
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| | Kids Do Ecology - Marine Mammals
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| | A great look at various species of whales, dolphins and sea otters! |
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| | North American Mammals
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| | An incredible guide to mammals of the North American continent - from the Smithsonian Institution. |
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| | Mammals - Chaffee Zoo
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| | Great multimedia factsheets on dozens of mammal species! |
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| | Mammal Tracks
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| | From the site: Mammals are animals that are born with fur or hair. Mammals produce live young which they nourish with milk. They are warm-blooded and have the most highly developed nervous system of all the animals. A mammal usually has four limbs and a four-chambered heart. The largest mammal is the blue whale at 100 feet in length. The smallest mammals are shrews, mice, and bats. Many are less than two inches long, excluding the tail length. |
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| | Oregon Forest Mammals
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| | A great site that details the different types of mammals found in Oregon's forests! |
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| | Mammal Family Tree
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| | From the BBC, a great interactive "Family Tree" that traces the evolution of mammals! |
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| | Arctic Mammal Adventure
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| | Discover the marine mammals that help the Inuit survive one of the world's harshest climates. |
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| | Mammals - Philadelphia Zoo
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| | Over one third of the Philadelphia Zoo's animals are mammals. Learn more about them here! |
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| | Mammals of Colorado
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| | Dozens of great descriptions of the mammals you will find in Colorado! |
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| | What Makes a Mammal a Mammal?
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| | Learn all about the basic traits shared by all mammals at this site! |
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| | Mammals - London Zoo
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| | Meet the mammals of the London Zoo! |
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| | Mammals of Belize
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| | Mammals are a group of animals with backbones, bodies covered by hair, nurse their young with milk, and have a unique jaw articulation. Belize has approximately 145 mammal species living within its boundaries - learn about many of them here! |
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| Land Mammals - A |
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| | Aardvarks  Anteater
Antelope
All About Apes Armadillos
- Nine-Banded Armadillo |
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| | Aardvarks - WWF
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| | A great overview of aardvarks from the WWF WildLives site. |
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| Land Mammals - B |
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Baboon
Badgers Bats |
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| | Bears - Wild and Wooly
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| | Explore the lifestyles of the wild and wooly.
Educational content on bears made interactive and fun for 6 – 12 year olds. |
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| | Brown Bears - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of Brown Bears from National Geographic! |
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| | Bears
- Black Bears Bears
- Sea World Polar Bear Page Bongo
Bobcat
- Animal Diversity Web
Buffalo
- PBS "American Buffalo"
Bushbaby |
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| | Polar Bears
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| | From PBS: "In extraordinary scenes collected across the top of the world, GREAT WHITE BEAR shows that polar bears are prodigious roamers indeed. Single bears have been known to trek and swim as far as 3,000 miles across icy seas and mossy, treeless tundra in search of food." |
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| | Polar Bear Invasion
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| | From PBS Nature: "Discover what researchers are finding out from these migrating mammals." |
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| | Bats (Vampire) - Creature Feature
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| | From National Geographic, a multimedia vampire bat exhibit! |
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| | Bat Reputation
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| | Forget all the Halloween hullabaloo.
Never mind what you`ve seen in Dracula movies.
Vampire bats are no more likely to bother you than the bogeyman!
Learn more here! |
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| | Bat - WWF
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| | A great overview of the Bat, from the WWF Wildlives site. |
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| | Bats - Australian Museum
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| | A great interactive site - click on an area of Australia to discover the bats who live there! |
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| | Bongo
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| | A nice overview of this exotic animal from the WWF. |
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| | Buffalo - AWF
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| | A nice profile of the buffalo, from the African Wildlife Foundation. |
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| | Lions & Buffalo : Intimate Enemies
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| | Discover how these two powerful animals are well-matched for battle, and find out why the king of the beasts has to be patient when it comes to attacking buffalo. |
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| | Bushbuck
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| | The shy and elusive bushbuck is widely distributed over sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more here! |
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| Land Mammals - C |
| | C
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| | Camels
- A to Z Caribou
- Museum of Natural History
Caribou
Colobus
Monkey |
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| | Cats - Kids Guide to Cats
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| | A comprehensive guide to tigers, lions, leaopards, pumas - you name it - from the Smithsonian! |
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| | C
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| | Cheetahs - The
Cheetah Spot Chickens
- All About Chickens Chimpanzees
- Animal Bytes
Chipmunks
- The Chipmunk Place
Colugo
Coyotes
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| | Extraordinary Cats
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| | From PBS: "EXTRAORDINARY CATS profiles the incredible exploits that even the most complacent fat cat can perform. It also highlights the remarkable bonds that people have forged with these once wild creatures." |
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| | Cats - Plan for Perfection
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| | A look at cats from the inside-out, from National Geographic! |
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| | Cheetahs in a Hot Spot
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| | From PBS: "The cheetah today faces a struggle for survival, even in the very place where it has been most abundant, the deserts and plains of Namibia in southern Africa." |
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| | Cheetahs - Creature Feature
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| | A National Geographi exploration of cheetahs! |
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| | Cheetahs - WWF
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| | Coyotes - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of Coyotes from National Geographic! |
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| | Chimpanzees - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of Chimpanzees from National Geographic! |
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| | Discover Chimpanzees!
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| | Discover the wild world of chimpanzees at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania. |
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| | Chimpanzee - WWF
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| Land Mammals - D |
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| | Deer (White-Tailed)
- Encarta Dikdik
Duiker
Dwarf
Mongoose |
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| | Guide to Dogs
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| | A comprehensive guide to dogs from the Los Angeles Natural History Museum! |
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| | Extraordinary Dogs
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| | From PBS: "Dogs' sense of duty, desire to please, willingness to follow commands, and strong bond with their owners make them good working partners as well as loving companions." |
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| | Dogs and More Dogs
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| | From NOVA, a look at the remarkably diverse world of dogs! |
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| Land Mammals - E |
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| | Eland Elephants!
Elephants
- PBS Elephants of Africa
Elephant Shrew
Elk |
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| | Elephant Info Repository
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| | From the site: "For elephants & elephant lovers: the elephant information repository is an in-depth resource for elephant related news, elephant events, and a trunk full of elephant related information." |
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| | Project Elephant
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| | From the Indy Zoo, a great site that explores the wild world of elephants. |
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| | Asian Elephants
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| | Asian elephants are endangered in the wild, where perhaps only about 30,000 still live in forests of south and southeast Asia. Learn more at this great site from the Smithsonian! |
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| | Elephant (African) - Creature Feature
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| | An exploration of African elephants from National Geographic! |
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| Land Mammals - F |
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| | Fisher
- The Minnesota Trail
Fox
- Over 20 Species of Fox Info
Kit Fox
- Encarta |
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| Land Mammals - G |
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| | Genet
Gerbils
- About Gerbils Gibbons Giraffes
Goats
Gorillas
- Sea World
Gerenuk ...
Grant's Gazelle
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| | Giraffes - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of giraffes from National Geographic! |
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| | Gorillas (mountain) - Creature Feature
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| | A great multimedia exploration of mountain gorillas from National Geographic! |
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| | Guanacos
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| | From National Geographic, a look at these camel relatives! |
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| Land Mammals - H |
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| | Hartebeest
Hedgehogs
- Animal Bytes
Hedgehogs
Hippopotamus
Hyenas
Hyrax |
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| | Horses
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| | From PBS: "They have transported us, fed us, amused us, worked for us, fought battles for us. Their beauty, grace, and fiery spirit have inspired us. Many centuries ago, their speed and endurance altered human perceptions of distance, and permitted physical achievements that otherwise would have been impossible. To a degree unmatched by any other animal, the horse has profoundly influenced the course of civilization." |
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| | Hippo Quest
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| | Go in search of hippos! Observe these amazing animals and discover the characteristics that make them truly unique. |
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| | Hedgehogs - Creature Feature
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| | A great multimedia feature on hedgehogs - from National Geographic! |
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| | Hippo Beach
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| | Think you know all about hippos? Think again! PBS Nature's "Hippo Beach" will have you seeing these heavyweight creatures in a different light!
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| | Hippos - Creature Feature
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| | A great site from National Geographic that explores the hippopotamus. |
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| Land Mammals - I |
| | Impala
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| | African Wildlife |
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| Land Mammals - J |
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| | Jackal
Jaguars |
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| | Jackals
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| | From PBS Nature: While jackals may never shake their negative image in some cultures, one researcher has done much to popularize a deeper understanding of the complex and highly social animal profiled in NATURE's JACKALS OF THE AFRICAN CRATER." |
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| | Jaguar Cove
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| | Learn about the world of the jaguar with this great interactive exhibit! |
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| Land Mammals - K |
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| | Kangaroos
Koalas
- Animal Bytes
Kob
Kudu |
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| | Kangaroos!
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| | Find out all about these marsupials here! |
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| | Koalas
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| | A great multimedia exploration of koalas from National Geographic! |
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| Land Mammals - L |
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| | Lemurs
- Aye-Ayes Lemurs
Leopards
Leopard
- Snow Leopard
Lions
- African Lion/Animal Bytes
Lions
Llamas
- Llamapedia Loris
Lynx |
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| | Lemurs (ring-tailed) - Creature Feature
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| | A great look at ring-tailed lemurs from National Geographic! |
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| | Lions - Creature Feature
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| | A great look at lions from National Geographic! |
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| | Lions - AWF
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| | A nice profile of the lion from the African Wildlife Foundation. |
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| | Lions & Buffalo : Intimate Enemies
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| | Discover how these two powerful animals are well-matched for battle, and find out why the king of the beasts has to be patient when it comes to attacking buffalo. |
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| Land Mammals - M |
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| | Manatee
- SeaWorld Marmosets
and Tamarins
Marmot
(Groundhog) Mole
(Eastern) Monkeys
- Squirrel Moose
Mountain
Gorilla Muskrats |
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| | Meerkats
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| | A great multimedia exhibit on meerkats from National Geographic Online! |
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| Land Mammals - O |
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| | Opossums
Oragutan
& Primate Info Center
Oryx
Otters
- Sea Otters
- River |
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| | Orangutans
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| | From PBS Nature, a multimedia look at orangutans! |
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| | Orangutans - Creature Feature
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| | A look at orangutans from National Geographic. |
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| | Otters (river) - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of river otters, from National Geographic! |
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| Land Mammals - P |
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| | Pandas
Pangolin
Panthers
Pigs
- Joy of Pigs Platypus
Porcupine
Prairie
Dogs Puma |
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| | Polar Bears
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| | From PBS: "In extraordinary scenes collected across the top of the world, GREAT WHITE BEAR shows that polar bears are prodigious roamers indeed. Single bears have been known to trek and swim as far as 3,000 miles across icy seas and mossy, treeless tundra in search of food." |
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| | Panda Baby
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| | From PBS Nature, a look at several pandas that have been bred in zoos! |
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| | All About Pandas
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| | From Zoom School, a comprehensive introduction to Pandas for younger students! |
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| | Pandas - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of pandas from National Geographic! |
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| | Panda Station - San Diego Zoo
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| | This unique bear has long been revered by the Chinese and can be found in Chinese art dating back thousands of years. Learn all about it here! |
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| | Polar Bear Invasion
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| | From PBS Nature: "Discover what researchers are finding out from these migrating mammals." |
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| Land Mammals - R |
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| | Rabbits
and Hares
Raccoon
Rhinoceros |
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| | Rhinoceros - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of rhinos from National Geographic! |
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| Land Mammals - S |
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| | Sable
Sea
Lion - California
Seals
Serval
Sheep (Bighorn)
Sitatunga
Skunks
Sloth
- Two-toed Spring
Hare Squirrel
Place |
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| Land Mammals - T |
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| | Tapirs
Topi
Vervet Monkey |
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| | All About Tigers
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| | Tigers are an endangered species. They live in Asia in a variety of habitats: from the tropical evergreen and deciduous forests of southern Asia to the coniferous, scrub oak, and birch woodlands of Siberia. Researchers think that there are between 5,000 and 7,500 wild tigers living in the world today. |
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| | Tigers - Top Cats
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| | Legendary symbol of wild Asia, the tiger now stands at the brink of extinction. Come eye-to-eye with this giant cat, and find out what it needs to survive. |
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| | Eyes on the Tiger
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| | Stripes, fangs, gleaming eyes—what do you see when you look at a tiger? We invite you to glimpse the world’s largest cat through a variety of lenses. |
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| | Tigers - Creature Feature
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| | A multimedia exploration of tigers from National Geographic! |
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| Land Mammals - V |
| | Vervet Monkey
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| | African Wildlife Fund |
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| Land Mammals - W |
| | W
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| | Walruses
- PBS Warthog
Waterbuck
Wolverines
Wolf
(Gray) |
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| | Warthogs - Creature Feature
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| | A great multimedia exploration of warthogs from National Geographic! |
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| | Wolves - GeoGuide
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| | A wolf’s community—its pack, its prey, and its competitors—is dynamic and delicate. The survival of these controversial predators hinges on both natural and human forces. Explore these forces and see how they touch wolves, elk, cattle, and coyotes. |
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| | Wild Wolves - PBS
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| | Hear the call of the wild, find out how wolves are making a comeback, and discover the ancient connection between dogs and wolves at this Web site.
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| Land Mammals - Y |
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| | Yak |
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| Land Mammals - Z |
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| | Zebras |
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