General Information On Animals

General Information On Animals

• http://www.arkive.org/
  one of the best websites for general information on a wide range of animals, with fact files, photographs and videos, and an emphasis on endangered species
• http://www.kidport.com/RefLIB/Science/Animals/Animals.htm
  useful information on the animal kingdom and classification of species
• http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  a large website with extensive information about the animal kingdom
• http://www.biologybrowser.org/animalguide.html
  useful site for students and teachers; features a list of animal groups from protozoa to mammals with links to further detailed information
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/
  alphabetical fact file on a wide range of animals from the National Geographic website
• http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/Animal-Bytes/index.htm
  information on a range of vertebrates and invertebrate animals
• http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/welcome.html
  interesting information about mammals with links to further pages on mammals
• http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/families.html
  a checklist of mammal families of the world and their distribution

Animal Anatomy

• http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/
  advanced text material, but some very useful anatomical drawings of common invertebrates
• http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/skeleton.html
  
• http://www.earthlife.net/insects/anatomy.html
  
• http://www.earthlife.net/birds/anatomy.html
  
• http://www.earthlife.net/fish/anatomy.html
  excellent pages of information on anatomy from the Earth Life Web, an online encyclopedia of life on earth

Animal Senses

• http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/amaze.html
  interesting facts about animal senses
• http://marinebiologyoceanography.suite101.com/article.cfm/whale_echolocation_and_song
  information on cetacean echolocation
• http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/senses.html
  information on the sensory world of mammals

Fossils

• http://www.fossilmuseum.net/
  virtual fossil museum with good general information and images
• http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/
  information on fossils aimed at students and teachers

Extinct Arabian Animals

• https://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol1.2/onager.htm
  article on the extinct onager
• http://www.qatarvisitor.com/index.php?cID=430&pID=1523
  article on the extinct fauna of Qatar