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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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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Clouded Leopard, including their habitat, appearance, evolution, behaviour, breeding, diet, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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African Wildlife Foundation

African Wildlife Foundation (Awf): Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource takes an exploratory look at the leopard. Content includes information on this animal's physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, caring for the young, predators, and more.
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Other

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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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Leopard (Panthera Pardus)

For Students 9th - 10th
View images and read facts about Leopards, including where they live, their appearance, behavior, diet, breeding habits, and conservation status.
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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Clouded Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the clouded leopard focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving Big Cats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about jaguars, tigers, and other big cats that have become endangered species. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Clouded Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
To learn more about this particular leopard, examine these photos and study the detailed fact sheet.
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Other

The Snow Leopard Conservancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This organization works to protect the snow leopard and to educate people about this endangered species.
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Other

The International Snow Leopard Trust

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the endangered snow leopard, including leopard photos, habitat maps, and classroom applications.
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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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Other

Big Cats Online

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that provides information on the evolution, behavior, and conservation of Big Cats. This site also has an informative fact and figures section that contains answers to frequently asked e-mail questions.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Snow Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Get acquainted with the snow leopard in this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Highlights includes quick facts and details on its appearance, communication, eating habits, and habitat.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Clouded Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the clouded leopard while browsing this brief overview from the Brookfield Zoo. This animal guide includes quick facts and information on its appearance, habitat, and other unique behaviors of this mysterious...
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Amur Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to quick facts, the Brookfield Zoo provides an overview on the social and eating habits, appearance, habitat, and other characteristics of the endangered Amur leopard.
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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Animal Profiles: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Short profile of the leopard, which, when solid black, is known as the black panther.
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Other

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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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the Leopard...colored photos, description, life cycle, map of habitat, food. Only the basic details of this big cat are given, making this site perfect for younger researchers.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Clouded Leopard

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Clouded Leopard, medium size cat from Asia that is endangered.
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Globio

Glossopedia: Lions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lions are big cats that are related to tigers, leopards, and jaguars. The number of lions is decreasing and lions are losing habitat. A long time ago, someone crowned lions as "the kings of the jungle." But lions don't live in jungles....
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Small Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian National Zoological Park explores the lives of small mammals, both in the wild and in captivity. Choose a webcam to view a variety of small mammals live and up-close, learn about current conservation efforts, access an...
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo: Cheetah

For Students 9th - 10th
Sometimes confused with leopards, cheetahs have spots instead of rosettes. Cheetahs also have distinctive markings on their face, known as tear stripes. Use this resource to discover other fascinating facts about this fast land mammal.
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Other

Welcome Aboard Theodore Taylor's Life and Times

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.