Animals and Nature Sites - Kids' Place

Animals and Nature

American Museum of Natural History - Explore
http://www.amnh.org/explore/index.html
Explore topics like elephants, spiders, and biodiversity

Animal Planet
http://www.animalplanet.com/
Information about pets and wild animals from the popular television network.

Dereila Nature Inn
www.dereilanatureinn.ca/
Photographs of birds, animals, plants, and insects of North America.

Endangered Species Kids Corner
http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/index.html
Information on endangered plants and animals, plus activities.

EPA Explorers' Club - Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/kids
Interactive stories, puzzles, and news items teach about pollution, recycling, and protecting the environment.

Friends of the National Zoo - Just for Kids
http://www.fonz.org/kids.htm
Wildlife quiz, animated safari animals, and coloring pages.

Insects at the Smithsonian
http://www.mnh.si.edu/insect/
Find information on insects. Includes links to pages on mosquitoes and cicadas. From the Smithsonian Institution.

National Wildlife Federation-Ranger Rick
http://www.nwf.org/gowild/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3&CFID=935982&CFTOKEN=50855824
Highlights from "The Number 1 Nature Magazine for Kids."

National Zoo: Insects
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Invertebrates/Facts/insects/
Includes images and links to information on praying mantids, Hercules beetles, insect farmers, communication, and more. From the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

On Six Legs
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/OSLarchives.htm
Features fun facts and trivia about insects, such as "Hissing Cockroaches Not Warm-and-Fuzzy Pets," "Insect Words Can Be Pests to Crossword Puzzle Addicts," and "Not All Insect Legs Are Made for Walking." From Purdue University Agriculture.

Rainforest Action Network- Kids' Corner
http://www.ran.org/kids_action/index1.html
Common questions and answers, rainforest animals, and native peoples.

ZoomDinosaurs
http://www.ZoomDinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/toc.shtml
Information sheets, illustrated dinosaur dictionary, and information on fossils and extinction.

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