Ostrich Foraging

Killdeer Foraging

At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about Saipan, an important battle in the Pacific Theater. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.

In this lesson plan, students learn about the necessity of managing the herd size and grazing rights of the cattle in East Africa. [6.01]

Penn State University and the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Consortium offer an excellent site on everything you need to know about bee behavior.

This video segment from NOVA: "The Mystery of Animal Pathfinders" explores honeybee communication and navigation. [4:45]

Over the course of many years, humans evolved to abandon foraging and took up farming for their food needs. Scientists are still not sure why humans abandoned foraging and took up farming in several places around the world at about the...

As an extension to the PBS Kids' series Plum Landing, students will choose among several animals and simulate their attempt to forage for food to survive.

Help Archibald the house ant collect food for his colony. After foraging outside, he comes into the house, collects food on the floor, and then on the kitchen counter, all the while trying to avoid hazards. Watch out for the pest control...

There has been documented evidence that honey bees increase their foraging of antibiotic plant resins when under stress from fungal pathogens. Could more access to certain plants provide some solutions for decreasing bee populations?

The Burrowing Owl is the only owl that can be seen foraging during the day (diurnal). This all encompassing site contains a wealth of facts and information about this species of owl.

This site from the Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations provides a job description for soil technician with the State of Wisconsin, and it includes duties and qualifications. (2003)

This site provides a general overview of the nine-banded armadillo, including a focus on its diet, habitat, predators, social structure, and more.

This site provides a general overview of the dromedary camel. Content explores what this animal eats, its desert habitat, existing social structure, and more.

This site provides a general overview of the American Bison. Content explores what this animal eats, where it lives, and its existing social structure.

Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.

This article gives a good overview of the topic of captive animal enrichment -- keeping captive animals healthy and thriving. Good for those interested in animal welfare, animal keeping occupations, or a general interest in the whole...

Here you can find a general overview of the duck-billed platypus. Content explores what this animal eats, where it lives, how its social life is structured, how it raises its young, and more.

AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.

A very good discussion of the nutrition and feeding habits of birds.

Ghost-faced bats forage exclusively on large-bodied moths, and are strong, fast fliers. They spend their days in caves or abandoned mine shafts, and emerge soon after dark to fly to the arroyos and canyons where they forage. Learn more...

Evening bats that roost together seem to share information about the location of rich foraging patches and alternative roosting sites. When they forage on farms, they are a boon to farmers, because the bats eat cucumber beetles (the...

Sporting prominent ears that look almost like wings, Townsend's big-eared bat largely preys on moths over open pasture and forest canopy. For females, foraging increases during pregnancy and lactation, from one or two foraging bouts per...

Examine a map of the travel routes and evening nesting sites of two chimpanzees and create a travel route of your typical day. Describe the social enhancements that helped humans to evolve from foraging behavior to establish fixed...