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Dinosaur and Planetary History: Heavyweight Champions of the Dinosaur World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some of the largest and heaviest carnivorous dinosaurs are profiled.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: North American Mystery Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by the National Wildlife Federation, explores the rare and elusive Canada lynx. The article primarily focuses on how wildlife researchers have been able to survey such a "Wide-ranging, mobile carnivore across so...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Mouths

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of images of six different creatures, including insects and carnivorous vertebrates, illustrates the wide range of mouth types that exist within the animal kingdom. It also discusses the environment and its impact on the...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Ecology Lab

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create the parameters of your own ecosystem by choosing which producers and consumers live there. Visualize how the food web operates and species populations change. This simulator mimics the food web within a typical ecosystem and gives...
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Quetzalcoatlus Northropi

For Students 9th - 10th
Quetzalcoatlus northropi was a carnivorous pterosaur larger than an African elephant. It lived during the Cretaceous Period. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on snow leopards including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts. Audio clip...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Red Panda

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on red pandas including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
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Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Domestic Ferret

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the domestic ferret and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: North American River Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the North American River Otter and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Who Zoo: Jaguars (Panthera Onca)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the largest big cat of the western hemisphere, the jaguar, in this detailed natural history article and photo.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Bald Eagle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief but thorough article on the Bald Eagles. Content also includes pictures and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson as he discusses the role of eagles in Eskimo myth.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Red Fox

For Students 4th - 8th
Red foxes are the most widely distributed wild carnivores in the world, occurring in North America, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. They are also widespread in Australia, where they were introduced in about 1850 so that fox-hunters would...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Least Weasel

For Students 4th - 8th
The smallest carnivores usually burn energy the fastest and have the most active lifestyles, so it is no surprise that the Least Weasel, the miniature among mustelids, consumes roughly half its body weight each day, equal to about two...
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Antarctic Fur Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about Antarctic fur seals including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Galapagos Fur Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about Galapagos fur seals including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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San Francisco Zoo: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn fascinating facts about the habitat, behavior, physical characteristics, and diet of the snow leopard and discover the threats that many of these animals face today.
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San Francisco Zoo: Grizzly Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the grizzly bear, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Food Chain in the Tundra Region

For Students 3rd - 5th
Describes the characteristics of a tundra biome, how a tundra food chain compares to a tropical food chain, and what the different trophic levels look like.
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Audubon Nature Institute: Amur Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the Amur leopard and discover facts about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
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Audubon Nature Institute: California Sea Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the California sea lion and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.

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