Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
http://www.lpzoo.com/
The Lincoln Park Zoo Web site strives to build understanding and respect for
wildlife and natural lands across the world. Information on more than 1,000
animals in their zoo as well as great animal photos.
Monterey Bay (Calif.) Aquarium Online
http://www.mbayaq.org/
The “E-Quarium” site gives you a look at how one of the newest and most
elaborate aquariums in the country works, learn about the effects of El Niño,
and see how the sea otter population is being preserved.
National Aquarium in Baltimore
http://www.aqua.org/
Located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, this site has a current exhibit
on various animals as well as trivia quizzes on frogs.
National Zoo, Washington, D.C.
http://natzoo.si.edu
Opportunities to play puzzle games, encounter new births in the zoo, and read
about the language learning of orangutans. Permits following, through satellite
tracking, the movements of trans-located elephants in peninsular Malaysia to
save crop damage.
Official Keiko Home Page, Newport, Ore.
http://www.aquarium.org/keiko/index.htm
Visit Keiko, an orca whale, at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. This project takes cam
shots of Keiko and offers information on re-introducing Keiko to the wild. Keiko
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Oregon Zoo, Portland
http://www.zooregon.org
In the “No Adults Allowed!” section you will find outline information on all of
the animals in this zoo collection with terrific pictures you can use for a
report. Emphasis on saving endangered species.
San Diego (California) Zoo
http://www.sandiegozoo.org
You can play “Gulp!” at different levels or do a puzzle in “Baby Talk.” This Zoo
cares for 3,800 animals (800 different species) and creates outstanding natural
habitats for its animals.
Wildlife Conservation Society at Bronx (N.Y.) Zoo
http://wcs.org/
Opportunity to adventure with Pablo Python. Strong environmental and
conservation approach. The photography and layout of text are excellent.
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