A Hotlist of  Internet Websites for
Animal and Insect Research

(Please note you will leave the Catskill CSD Website)


General Animal/Insects collections include:

a. Hotlist of Animals created by Mrs. Skoda-http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listanimalrmr8.html
b. Animal Diversity Web-http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
d. Cryptozoology - http://www.cryptozoology.com

Animals/Insects A-Z Order

Alligator (See Lizard)

Aardvark:
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/60
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/aardvark/Aardvarktocolor.sh
tml
c. http://www.wildlifesafari.info/antbear.html

Anaconda (See Snakes)
a. Anaconda - http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/anaconda.htm 
b. Big Snakes: Anaconda - http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/bigsnake.htm 

Anteaters
a. http://www.maiaw.com/anteater/
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/giantant.htm

Armadillo
a. http://www.msu.edu/user/nixonjos/armadillo/
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/giantarm.htm

Baboons
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/baboon.htm
b. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/61

Badgers
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/ambadger.htm

Bats
a
. Bats Unit http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/   
b. All About Bats - http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/bats/   
c Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus  http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/bigbat.htm 
d. Pallid Bats Pallid Bat http://home.earthlink.net/~cmsquare/pallid.html 
e. Wild Lives: Bat - http://www.awf.org/wildlives/62 
f Fruit Bat http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bat/Fruitbatcoloring.shtml 
g. Fruit Bat http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/mammals/fruit-bat

Bears
a..http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/bear/Bearcoloring.shtml

Beavers
a. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/beaver.htm

Camels
a.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/camel/Camelcoloring.shtml

Caribou
a. http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/caribou_reindeer.html

Chameleon  (See Lizard)

Cheetahs
b. http://www.cheetahspot.com/ 
d. http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/africa/cheetah/index.html
e. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/65

Chimpanzee
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/6
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/chimp/Chimpcoloring.shtml  

 Cobras
a. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kingcobra/index-n.html
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Kingcobra.shtml

Crustaceans - Assorted (shrimp, crab, crayfish, lobsters)     (for hermit crab, see under hermit crab)
a. http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/page1.html

Coyote
a. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/coyote.htm l
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/dog/Coyoteprintout.shtml

Crocodiles
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/croc.htm
b. African Crocodile http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/crocodile/nile.html  

Deer
a. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/deer.htm

Desert Fox (Also called Fennec Fox)

a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/fox/Fennecfox.shtml

Dogs
Golden Retrievers
a. The Golden Retriever http://www.canismajor.com/dog/golden.html  
b. Willow the Golden Retriever  
http://www.im-factory.com/Willow/     
c. Dogs, Dogs, & More Dogs http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/instruction/kid-pages/dogs-atoz/default.html   
e. Land of Gold  
http://landofpuregold.com/

Huskies   
a. Siberian Husky Club of America  http://www.shca.org/index.shtml   
b. The Siberian Husky http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/siberianhusky.htm  
c. AKC: Siberian Husky  http://www.akc.org/breeds/siberian_husky/

Dolphins
a. http://www.southwest.com.au/~kirbyhs/dolphinsa.html
b. http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Bottlenose/home.html
c. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/pacdol.htm

Eagles
a. http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/eagle.html
b http://www.npca.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/baldeagle.asp
c. http://www2.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/eagle.html

Elk
a. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/elk.htm

Elephant:
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/71 
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/elephant/Africancoloring.sh
tml  
c. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/elephant/Africancoloring.shtml

Emperor Penguins (See Penguins)

Frogs
a. http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/
b. http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/mnfrogs.html
c. http://library.thinkquest.org/11034/

Giraffes    
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/giraffe.htm
b http://www.awf.org/wildlives/118
c. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/giraffe.  
d. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/giraffe/Giraffecoloring.shtml
e. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/giraffe.html
f http://planet-pets.com/plntgraf.htm

Gorillas
a. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/mgorilla/mgbiology.html
b. http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_gorilla.htm l
c http://www.awf.org/wildlives/149

Grasshopper
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/orthoptera/Grasshopperprintout.shtml
b. http://insected.arizona.edu/ghopperinfo.htm   

Grizzly Bears
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/grizzly.htm
b. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/grizzly.htm


Hamsters

a. Hamsterific.com  http://www.hamsterific.com/     

Hares (scroll down to Rabbits)

Hammerhead Sharks
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Hammerhead.shtml

Hermit Crab
a. http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/hermgall.html
b. http://www.xs4all.nl/~pal/hermit.htm

Hippopotamus:
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/140
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/hippo/Hippoprintout.shtml  

Hyenas
 a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/hyena/Hyena.shtml
 b. http://www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/reports/eversdal/grade7.htm
 c. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/hyena.htm
 d. http://www.djuma.co.za/djuma/hyena.htm 
e. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/141

Impala
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/antelope/Impala.shtml  
b. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/143

Jaguars
a. http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/jaguar.htm
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/jag.htm
c. http://www.belizezoo.org/zoo/zoo/mammals/jag/jag1.html

Koalas
a. http://www.savethekoala.com/

Komodo Dragons
a. http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_komodo.htm
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/komodo.htm
 

Lemur

a.
Lemur-What's a Lemur? http://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/creature2.htm 
b. Bagheera: Black Lemur http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_blklemur.htm 
c. Lemur - Lemur Catta  http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/lemur.htm 
d. Lemur: Golden-Crowned Sifaka http://www.lastrefuge.co.uk/images/html/lemurs/gcsifaka/preview_html/gcsifaka11.html   
e KidsPlanet: Ring-Tailed Lemur http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/lemur.html 
f. Wild Ones: Red-ruffed Lemur - check out this large primate that lives in Madagascar. http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/rrlemur.html 
g. Creature World: Ring-Tailed Lemur http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/africa/lemur/index.html 
h Tigerhomes.org:  http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/lemurs.cfm 
i. Isle of Wight Zoo - http://www.isleofwightzoo.com/


Leopards

a.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/cats/leopard/Leopardprintout.shtml
b. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/leopard.html
c. http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco/ver4.htm
d. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/147
e. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/leo.htm

Lions
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/148
b
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/lion/coloring.shtml
c. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/african_lion.html

 Lizards, Chameleon , Komodo Dragon, Alligator
a. Lots of Lizards  http://www.biopark.org/lizards.html   
b. Giant Lizards  - http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/bigliz.htm      
c. Chameleon:A Truly Bizarre Lizard  http://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/creature3.htm      
d. Alligator Lizard  http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/allizard.htm    
e. Ouranosaurus: Brave Monitor Lizard http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/ourano.htm   
f Biological Diversity 2003: Common Basilisk Lizard http://www.earlham.edu/~washiti/basilisklizard.htm   
g Blue-tongued Lizards http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/BLUE-TONGUEDLIZARDS.htm   
h Australia's Thorny Devil http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/moloch.html    
i. American Alligators and our National Parks  http://www.eparks.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/alligator.asp
j Chameleon khttp://www.pbs.org/edens/madagascar/creature3.htm 
k. Chameleon http://www.chameleonsonline.com/ 

Mambas
a. http://www.whozoo.org/Intro98/kevbrash/greenmamba2.htm

Manatees
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/manatee/index.shtml
b. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/manatee.html
c. http://www.eparks.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/manatee.asp

Meerkat
a http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/africa/meerkat/index.html
b.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/mongoose/Meerkatcoloring.shtml

 Minks
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/weasel/Minkprintout.shtml
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/ammink.htm 
c. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/mink.htm

Moles
a. http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/scalaqua.htm 

Mouse
a. http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/peroleuc.htm

Narwhals
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/activities/whaletemplates/Narwhaltemplate.shtml
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Narwhal.shtml

Nurse Shark
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Nurseshark.shtml

Opossum
a.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Vaopossumprintout.shtml
b. http://www.bear-tracker.com/opossum.html

Orangutans
a. http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_orang.htm

Pandas

a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/gpanda.htm

Penguins Emperor Penguins
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/emperor.htm
b http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html#Emperor

Polar Bears
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/polbear.htm

Porcupines
a. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/porcup.htm

Prairie Dogs
a. http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html
d. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/98/burrow/pdog.html

Rabbits, Hares  (assorted)
a http://www.desertusa.com/july96/du_rabbi.html
b. http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/apr/papr/rabbit.html

Raccoon
a. http://www2.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/coon.html
b. http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/raccoon.htm
c. http://www.bear-tracker.com/coon.html
d. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/racoon.htm

Rat Naked Mole Rat:
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Nakedmolerat.shtml
b. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2002/3/nakedmolerats.cfm

Rhinoceroses
a. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/indrhino.htm 
b.  http://www.awf.org/wildlives/5
c http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/rhinoceros.html
d. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rhino/Rhinoprintout.shtml

River Otter
a.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/weasel/Riverotterprintout.shtml
b. http://www.bear-tracker.com/otter.html

Scorpions
a. http://www.desertusa.com/oct96/du_scorpion.html
b. http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/scorp.html
 

Serval
a. Wild Lives: Serval  http://www.awf.org/wildlives/185 
b. Chasing Big Cats http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/bigcats/animal_postcards/ 

Snakes-Different types of snakes

Snakes-Adder
a. http://academic.sun.ac.za/capeherp/cederberg/snakespuffadder.htm 

Snakes-Anaconda
a. Anaconda - http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/anaconda.htm 
b Big Snakes: Anaconda - http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/bigsnake.htm 

Snakes-Rattle Snakes
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/snakes/Rattlercoloring.shtml
b. http://www.rattlesnakes.com/core.html
c. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/snakes.html

Spiders
a. www.rambles.net/hillyard_spider.html
b. www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef622.htm
c. www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Info/spiderinfo.htm

Squirrels
a. http://www.bear-tracker.com/gsquirel.html
b. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/wildlife_habitat/education/urban/eastern-fox-squirrel.pdf

Tasmanian Devil
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Tazdevilprintout.shtml
b. http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-5358KH?open

Tarantulas
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/arachnids/spider/Tarantulaprintout.shtml
b. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/tarantulas/frameset.html

Termites:
a. http://www.wildwatch.com/resources/other/termites.asp
b. http://www.planet-pets.com/plntterm.htm

Warthog
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/153 
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/swine/Warthogprintout.shtml

Whale Sharks
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Whaleshark.shtml
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/wlshark.htm

Weasels
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/weasel/Weaselprintout.shtml
b. http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/lestweas.htm

Wildebeest
a. http://www.awf.org/wildlives/4547
b. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/gnu/Gnuprintout.shtml

Wolves
a. Learn what different wolf postures mean! http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/kidsonly/posture/postures.htm
b. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/wolf.html

Wombats
a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Wombatcoloring.shtml

Worms
(assorted, leech, silkworms)
a. Worms http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/w/worms/worms/worms.html   
b. Ask the Answer Worm http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/education/squirm/skworm.html   
c. Worm World: About Earthworms
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/pg000102.html   
d. The Adventures of Herman 
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/ 
e. Introduction to the Annelida  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/annelida/annelida.html 
f. Creature Features: Voyage to the Deep  - http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/level-1/creature/creature.html     
g Worm Watch http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/ 
h Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms) 
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Annelida.html 
k. Yucky Site: Worm World
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/index.html

Zebras
a. Zebra http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/zebra/Zebracoloring.shtml
b. Zebra  http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/zebra.html
c. Zebra http://www.awf.org/wildlives/151
 

Updated December 2010
By Miss Rabinowitz-Director of Technology