Scroll through the alligator facts (by clicking on the red arrows) and then enjoy the audio and video snippets on the next tab.
With a short introduction and a labeled printout suitable for coloring, Enchanted Learning brings alligators to life for preschoolers and elementary school kids.
Defenders of Wildlife is a nonprofit organization that champions "science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation." Their alligator facts page includes fun Did You Know? factoids, a range map, and details about their status as a threatened species.
This one-page alligator guide from their Critter Catalog includes the usual facts, such as where alligators live, how long they live and what they eat. Click on any of the underlined words for a pop-up definition, and be sure to look at the pictures!
This one-page alligator report includes details of geographic range, habitat ("freshwater swamps, marshes, rivers, lakes"), physical description, food habits, and more.
Surfnetkids.com offers up five exciting website reviews about alligators.
"Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan." It includes a comprehensive, searchable encyclopedia, a virtual museum, and a parallel site
The FieldGuides to more than 5,500 species of animals and plants are the core content here at eNature. The species are searchable by keyword, color, size, region and even zip code!
The kids' section of the American Museum of National History (for elementary and middle-school kids) covers all kinds of "ology" including anthropology, marine biology, palenotology and this zoology section.
Surfnetkids.com recommends five websites about zoology.
Design a habitat for a black footed ferret