Information about Melbourne's three zoos - includes animal profiles, news, events and visitor information.
URL: http://www.zoo.org.au/ [metadata]Almost a quarter of all mammal species (including the smallest mammal of all) are bats. Contains good portraits of various species. Natural History of Bats Bat fossils have been found that date back approximately 50 million years, but, surprisingly, the bats of that ancient period very closely resembled those we know today.
URL: http://www.batcon.org/index.php/all-about-bats/species-profiles.html [metadata]Interactive science game for categorising plants and animals.
URL: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html [metadata]Australia Zoo located in Queensland. Animal information and general facts about the Zoo.
URL: http://www.australiazoo.com.au/ [metadata]Provides information on animals of the world - birds, mammals, seal life, A-Z listing of wild animals, conservation and pets.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/ [metadata]Useful facts about a wide array of African animals. Includes information on their habitats, behaviour and diet.
URL: http://www.awf.org/section/wildlife/gallery [metadata]National Geographic website for kids - includes animal facts, photos, videos, sounds and maps of where they live.
URL: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/ [metadata]At Switch Zoo you can make new creatures, send postcards of your animals to friends, learn about animals, play games, watch movies, find photos for school assignments and much more!
URL: http://switchzoo.com/animallist.htm [metadata]Oakland Zoo animals - birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibans, arthropods. Includes fact sheet info with a description, image, habitat, diet, life cycle and status in the wild.
URL: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/meet_the_animals/ [metadata]Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Kids page with "get the facts" on all the animals, ecology activities, ecards and what's in a name?
URL: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Audiences/kids/ [metadata]