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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the snow leopard.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the polar bear.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Giant Anteater

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the giant anteater.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the bald eagle.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Banded Gila Monster

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, breeding, diet, conservation status, and appearance of the Gila monster.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Monarch Butterfly

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn animal facts about the appearance, behavior, life cycle, and diet of the monarch butterfly.
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Zoo Miami: African Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a general overview plus interesting facts about the African lion's diet, size, weight, habitat, and conservation.
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Zoo Miami: African Elephant

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a general overview plus interesting facts about the African elephant's diet, size, weight, habitat, and conservation.
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Phoenix Zoo: Mexican Gray Wolf

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn details about the Mexican gray wolf including appearance, habitat, family life, threats, and fun facts.
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Phoenix Zoo: Sloth

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistical information, details on appearance, habitat, family life, conservation, and fun facts.
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Minnesota Zoo: Wild Boar

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about wild boars, what they eat, where they live, what they do, how they're doing, and many other fun facts.
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Minnesota Zoo: Dhole (Asian Wild Dog)

For Students 9th - 10th
Get fun facts about dholes. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
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Minnesota Zoo: Chinchilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Get fun facts about chinchillas. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
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Switch Zoo: Where Do I Live?

For Students 3rd - 8th
In these games, you will move the animals who live in Switch Zoo to their original home continent or ocean.
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Read Works

Read Works: Heart Sick

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about gorillas in captivity who are dying from a disease that affects their hearts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo: Black Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a detailed description of black rhinoceros. Information offered ranges from their physical description to special adaptations that they have.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
The article, "Teeming Life in Gabon's Rainforest," covers a variety of topics related to rain forest life including A Plethora of Plants, What's in the Water, New and Exciting Herps, Birds in the Mist (Nets), Magnificent Mammals, and more.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Addax

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational resource that provides highlights on the addax, an antelope-like mammal that is on the verge of extinction. Content includes facts on its appearance, habitat, and feeding habits.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Cotton Top Tamarin

For Students 9th - 10th
One page profile of the cotton-top tamarin that provides quick facts, a photo, and details on the appearance, habitat, conservation, breeding habits, social traits, and other unique characteristics of this endangered animal.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe animal behavior patterns and their habitats using one of the many webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world in this inquiry-based activity that focuses on observation logs, class...
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Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. This site houses a lot of information on everything from the plants, animals, history, and education associated with the Gardens. The site provides many pictures...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Flamingo Cam

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Zoo features a selection of live animal cams including a live animal cam of the zoo's flamingo flock. In addition to the live cam, this site features information and pictures of other bird life at the zoo.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Photo Gallery

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Smithsonian National Zoo offers collection of photos of the animals there.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Grevy's Zebra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Smithsonian National Zoo offers a close-up photograph the Grevy's Zebras found at the zoo. Links to a zebra fact sheet and an article written about these zebras are also provided.

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