Compiled for Rich Crygrymas by Patti Tjomsland, Library Media Specialist
Spring 2008
Mark Morris High School, Longview, Washington
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Compiled for Rich Crygrymas by Patti Tjomsland, Library Media Specialist Spring 2008 Mark Morris High School, Longview, Washington |
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ProQuest, Sirs, Today's Science, Ebsco Host and Encyclopedia Americana online, all have full text magazine articles dealing with animals. Connect to them from the LMC home page.![]()
ProQuest includes National Wildlife, International Wildlife, National Geographic and Smithsonian. All great resources for animal research. Also try Ebsco Animals. You can find it under the choices on the Ebsco site. Remember this a subscription database, so you need the password to use it at home.
| General Animal Sites |
Animal Megasites Listed by Multnomah County Library
Animal Diversity Web from the U. of Michigan
The Animal Kingdom/Kidport Reference Library
Animal Planet Yes, this is the TV show site
Answers.com -- information from Grzimek's Encyclopedia
BBC Animals
Desert Animals and Wildlife For some reason this works at my house, but doesn't always work at school
Electronic Zoo This vast selection of links hasn't been updated in awhile
Kids Click Animals Although aimed at a young audience, a good collection of links.
King County Public Library Homework Help Links to a variety of subject for teens
Librarian's Index to the Internet, Animals
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Geographic Animal Index
National Geographic General Index
Search this and find the specific issue. We have National Geographic back to 1925
National Wildlife Magazine -- ProQuest has articles from 1998-2002
Seaworld Database
Zoos and Aquariums
Links to a variety of animal resources.
Google, Zoology subject directory
Links to many animal related web resources
Vertebrate Animal Hotlist
Links to all types of animals from the Franklin Institute
World Wildlife Federation-- endangered species
Yahoo Directory of Animals
| Pictures |
National Geographic Photo Gallery
Primate Photo Gallery
Indianapolis Zoo Photo Gallery
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
| Specific Animals |
Badgerland
Information on all aspects of badgers. Site is from the United Kingdom.
Bear Den
Big Cats Online
Big Cat Rescue
Lots of pictures, fact file and sounds. Remember this site has a mission to save the big cats.
eNature Online field guides
Manatees: Wonderful World of the Manatee
Primates
Includes sound bytes, photos, and a map.
Tigers: All About Tigers
Information on 5 types of tigers.
| Reference Books about Animals |
R 590.03 Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
R 591.52 Endangered Wildlife of the World
R 591.03 Marshall Cavendish International Wildlife Encyclopedia
R 591.03 Encyclopedia of the Animal World
| Dewey Decimal Numbers for Animals -- these work in the MM library and the Public Library! |
General Dewey numbers
591 Zoology
591.51 Zoology, habits and behavior of animals
595.4 Arachnids
595.7 Insects
597 Cold-blooded vertebrates (including sharks)
597.9 Reptiles
598 Birds
599 Mammals
599.2 Marsupials
599.3 Unguiculata
599.4 Bats
599.5 Cetaceans and sirenians (dolphins, whales)
599.6 Paenungulata (elephants)
599.72 Odd-toed ungulates (horses, rhinos, tapirs
599.73 Even toed ungulates (bison, camel, deer, giraffes)
599.74 Carnivores (bears, cats, raccoons, seals, otters)
599.8 Primates
599.88 Primates, Apes
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