A leader in conservation and education, the Cincinnati Zoo is rated among the top zoos in the United States. Site provides information on various animals as well as conservation efforts and educational programs.

An in-depth description of pelicans, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures and video.

Find out about these animals and how they came to get along so well at the zoo.

Read about how the Denver Zoo helps to protect animals in Botswana in Africa. Includes audio narration in English, Chinese, Spanish, Setswana, and Turkish, with text in English.

This animal fact sheet explains the pit vipers special adaptions, as well as, reproduction, habitat, and physical characteristics. Information on the venomous Bushmaster including a map and photo.

A fantastic source of basic zoological information, a great supplement for all animal biology classrooms.

Read about how the Denver Zoo helps to protect animals around the world. Includes audio narration in English, Chinese, Spanish, Setswana, and Turkish, with text in English.

At this site users are able to pick an animal and create funny looking animals by switching the tails and heads with those of other animals. Also offers links to lesson plans, animal drawings, animal poems and animal stories.

Learn all about many of the different animals in the zoo including many little known facts. Profiled are the dingo, koala, meerkat, platypus, tree kangaroo, and many more.

This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about mammals; this information can be sorted by diet or region where they live. Select an animal from the extensive list to begin exploring.

This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about amphibians such as the Panamanian Golden Frog and the Poison Dart Frog. Select an animal from the list to begin exploring.

This interactive animal guide from the Columbus Zoo highlights general information and fun facts about fish such as sharks, clownfish, and stingrays. Select an animal from the list to begin exploring.

Look at the many different types of animal movement that you can see at the zoo. Book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.

Five inquiry-based investigations designed for the observation of primates in a zoo setting. The labs ask guiding questions and list notable primate behaviors.

This resource presents a complete fact sheet on bald eagles that includes a look at why bald eagles are "bald," what bald eagles eat, how their vision works, their courtship and mating behavior, their nesting and reproductive behaviors,...

Everything you ever wanted to know about animals and so much more can be found on the Animal Planet site. Live forums, pet guides, zoo animals, games, videos are to name just a few of the avenues of information contained here.

An in-depth description of goats, including their classification, appearance, habitat, adaptations, reproduction, diet, and other interesting facts. Also includes pictures, video, and sound bytes.

This resource provides extensive information about mammals.

What is a reptile? Use this resource to understand the basic facts of all reptiles and click to detailed information on many specific types.

This resource provides detailed information about turtles and tortoises, as well as several pictures and an audio clip.

An online sample of maps, drawings and photographs of zoos from over 30 states and 40 countries.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes how animals play at the zoo and explains the roles of the animal keepers at the zoo. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage about animal keepers is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not animals should be kept in zoos. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.