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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Animal Diversity Web Thousands of articles about individual species

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">ARKive <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Multimedia guide to the world's endangered species

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Earth's Endangered Creatures <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Lists endangered plants and animals of the world that are threatened with extinction

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">enature.com: Field Guides <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Wildlife information about nearly 6,000 individual species

Kids' Planet ESPECIES Fact Sheets

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">IUCN Red List of Threatened Species <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Comprehensive list for evaluating the conservation status of plants and animals.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Aviary: Our Birds <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> An alphabetical listing of birds featured at the National Aviary

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Geographic

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Geographic Kids: Animals <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Select an animal to learn more

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">National Wildlife Federation - Wildlife Library <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Information about wildlife and the threats that are endangering many of them

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: Animals & Exhibits <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Basic facts about the more than 400 species living at the zoo & aquarium

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment: Animal Information <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Includes Animal InfoBooks (In-depth information), Animal Bytes (Quick information and fun facts) & more

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: North American Mammals <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Includes detailed descriptions & images for more than 400 mammals native to North American <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Species Reports <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Search for information about a threatened or endangered species

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikipedia <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Use to access external links only

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Want to learn more? Check Out These Related Resources <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ocean Portal by the Smithsonian Institute