Animals

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 * Encyclopedias under the windows

ONLINE DATABASES



 * Once you locate an article on your topic, you may want to try reading level 3 to find additional information.



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 * **__Reference__ -** This is usually a good place to start. It limits your results to sources such as books, biographies, maps, and encyclopedia articles.
 * ** __Images__ **
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 * OTHER WEB RESOURCES **

Search **Destiny** for possible websites:

You will need to log onto Destiny in order to search for websites. Your username and password are the same as those you use to log onto the school computers. Once you are logged on, search as you normally would and then click the websites tab to see the search results.




 * Also try these websites: **

 American Kennel Club

 Animal Diversity Web Thousands of articles about individual species

 Animal Planet

 ARKive Multimedia guide to the world's endangered species

Canadian Geographic Use the search tool on this page to see if your animal can be found on this website

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

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

<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: '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;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Pennsylvania Game Commission: Wildlife Notes <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Be patient. It may take awhile for this to load.

<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;">Sea World: 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; line-height: 1.5;">U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Species Report <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Search for information about a threatened or endangered species

<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