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Animal Diversity Web: Kingdom Animalia
What characterizes animals from plants? General characteristics of the animal kingdom are noted here. Click on Classification for the Kingdom Animalia; clicking on the camera provides pictures of each animal.
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Animal Diversity Web: Order Primates
Part of a larger site on the animal kingdom, this page provides a detailed overview of primates. Click on the various links throughout the page for more descriptions and explanatory pictures.
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Animal Diversity Web: Beavers
A good overview of the beaver's characteristics, physical features and how it lives. Included are many good photos and detailed classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Northern Flying Squirrel
Comprehensive information about the northern flying squirrel is presented, including the impact these small animals have on humans. Included are some photographs of northern flying squirrels and detailed classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Red Squirrel
Comprehensive information about the red squirrel is presented, including the positive and negative impacts of these small animals on humans. This page also includes excellent photographs of red squirrels and detailed classification...
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Animal Diversity Web: Eastern Fox Squirrel
Comprehensive information about the Eastern fox squirrel is presented, including the positive and negative impacts of these small animals on humans. This page also includes excellent photographs of Eastern fox squirrels and detailed...
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Animal Diversity Web: Lemmings and Voles
Lemmings and voles belong to the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae. Comprehensive information about these animals is presented, including the positive and negative economic impacts they have on humans. This page has excellent photographs of...
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Animal Diversity Web: Rusty Crayfish
Comprehensive information about the rusty crayfish is presented, including the positive and negative economic impacts they have on humans. This page includes excellent photographs and detailed classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Deer Mouse
Comprehensive information about the deer mouse is presented, including the positive and negative economic impacts these small animals have on humans. This page includes excellent photographs of deer mice and detailed classification...
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Invertebrates
See all the of the different animal phyla that represent invertebrates and how diverse they are with the help of short video clips.
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Animal Diversity Web: Red Kangaroo
The Animal Diversity Web offers a page on the Macropus Rufus, or Red Kangaroo. Includes all kinds of information from behavior to history. Use the table of contents for easy navigation.
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Animal Diversity Web: Ringtail
A detailed overview of the ringtail's characteristics, physical features, diet, behavior, and habitat. Included are some good photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Ring Necked Snake
A detailed overview of the ring-necked snake's characteristics, physical features, behavior, and how it lives. Included are photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Striped Skunk
A good overview of the striped skunk's characteristics, physical features, its defensive features, and how it lives. Included are many good photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Walrus
A detailed overview of the walrus' characteristics, physical features, behavior, and habitat. Included are some good photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Pygmy Shrew
A detailed overview of the pygmy shrew's characteristics, physical features and how it lives. Included are photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Water Shrew
A detailed overview of the water shrew's characteristics, physical features and how it lives. Included are photos and classification information.
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Animal Diversity Web: Chinchilla Lanigera
Excellent information on the Chinchilla lanigera that includes: basic facts, pictures, specimens, habitat, food habits, and classification.
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Animal Diversity Web: Lion
Comprehensive reference information about the lion, including taxonomic classification, habitat, physical description, specimens, and other details.
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Animal Diversity Web: Northern Raccoon
Comprehensive reference information about the northern raccoon, including taxonomic classification, habitat, physical description, specimens, and other details.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: The Diversity of Life
Detailed information about each of the five kingdoms. Each kingdom is separately described, but information is also summarized in a table.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Living Things Families
What do centipedes and crabs have in common? What's so special about a backbone? Check this site out from The Franklin Institute if you are interested in biology and classification.
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Animal Diversity Web: Fisher
Comprehensive reference information about the elusive fisher. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, pictures, and other details about this solitary predator's relationship with the environment.
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Animal Diversity Web: Gray Fox
Comprehensive reference information about the gray fox. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this solitary omnivore's relationship with the environment.