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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: North American Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Museum of Natural History provides users the opportunity to create personalized field guides of North American mammals based on a wide variety of search options.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing detailed information about the cheetah, Animal Diversity Web also offers a wealth of pictures, specimens, and classification information for detailed study.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Tundra Animals

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore this comprehensive resource on the birds and mammals of the tundra. This resource features information such as diet, class, order, size, habitat, conservation range and the like.
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Other

Southern African Water Crisis: Some Grassland Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can read a fact sheet on South African grasslands. Content includes a look at origins, water supply, plants and animals, economics, and current conservation status.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some awe inspiring photos of cheetahs. Included you can also find a fact sheet detailing such things as: physical description, distribution, habitat, statistics, and more.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Amazon River Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here at the British Broadcasting Corporation to learn more about the Amazon river dolphin and to examine some nice photos of them.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Cheetah

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, a free and open-source encyclopedia, provides a lengthy overview of the cheetah. Here you can explore a cheetah's reproduction behavior and social life, diet, and habitat, as well as the cheetah's economic importance and...