General Animal Sites
  • Yahooligans - Animals: Search for any animal with this kid friendly search engine.
  • Electronic Zoo: This site has links to almost every animal in the world. It is a great research tool.
  • GeoZoo: This site has excellent information on mammals and birds.
  • SeaWorld's Animal Bytes: This site was created to help you quickly find information about mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians and more. Most files include the scientific classification, fun facts, and biological value.
  • Animals A to Z:  Learn about your favorite zoo animals from the Oakland Zoo. This site gives all the facts on animals you need to write a report.
  • Zoom's Animals Information/Coloring Pages to Print: These pages are great for research projects.
  • National Wildlife Federation for Kids: This site has a lot of fun activities and games for kids.
    • Insect Sites
  • The Butterfly Web Site: Learn all about butterflies and metamorphosis at this site.
  • Children's Butterfly Site: This site is a wonderful resources for teaching about butterflies.
  • Entomology for Beginners: This site was created to teach young students about insects.
  • Insect Drawings at Illinois: This site has great insect drawings. The drawings are broken into insect families.
  • Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery: This web site has tons of insect pictures for projects.
  • AES Bug Club Home Page: This web site has a very nice section on keeping pet bugs and identifying unknown bugs.
  • B-EYE: The World Through the Eyes of a Bee: At this site, you can learn how bees see objects.
  • Antboy's Bugworld: This site has information on ants, bees, butterflies and more. This site was created for a six year old boy.
  • Zoom Butterflies - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about butterflies.
  • Most Wanted Bugs: This site is Dennis Kunkel's electron microscopic image gallery of bad bugs - insects that make trouble for humans. With mug shots and descriptive rap sheets.
  • Knowledge Adventure Bugs: This page has links to insect information on butterflies, praying mantis, walking sticks, grasshoppers and much more.
  • Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms: This University of Arizona site has 20 detailed lesson plans for teaching with insects. The information and rearing sheets would be of great use to teachers and students.
  • Monarch Watch: Brimming with activities and information about monarchs, the Monarch Watch Web site has everything from kindergarten class projects to a complete scientific bibliography of monarch literature.
  • The Insect Zoo: This site is directed toward students in grades 4 through 8 and their teachers. It includes a curriculum of 26 insect-related activities with detailed suggestions on how to proceed. Its tour of the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, its student resource page, and its outside links make this an exceptional site for learning the fundamentals of insect life.
  • Wendell's Yucky Bug World: This site has everything you ever wanted to know about roaches.
    • Arachnid Sites
  • Arachnida: This site has pictures and a short description of the habitat, size, and other interesting facts about spiders. Be sure to look at the anatomy of a spider and the construction of a web sections.
  • Spiders Are Not Insects - learn about the differences from the Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia.
    • Amphibian Sites
  • The Froggy Page: Learn all about frogs at this page.
  • Frogland: This site also has a lot of information on frogs including care sheets, jokes and pictures.
  • Aliens Explore Earth: Amphibians: This site has lots of articles on different sorts of amphibians, including frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts.
  • St. Louis Zoo - Amphibians and Reptiles: This site explains the difference between reptiles and amphibians in easy to understand terms.
    • Reptile Sites
  • Crocodiles: Learn all about crocodiles at this site. The "clickable croc" section is great.
  • Rattlesnake Ranch: This site has information on rattlesnakes, anaconda, copperheads and more.
  • Zoom Dinosaurs - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs.
  • Zoom Alligators - Enchanted Learning Software: Learn all about alligators, print coloring pages and see alligator pictures at this site.
  • Gulf of Maine Aquarium: All About Turtles: This site has turtle facts and activities for kids.
  • St. Louis Zoo - Amphibians and Reptiles: This site explains the difference between reptiles and amphibians in easy to understand terms.
    • Fish Sites
  • Zoom Sharks - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about sharks.
  • Zoom Fish: Enchanted Learning Software: Learn the characteristics and the anatomy of a fish at this site.
    • Bird Sites
  • Zoom Birds - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about birds.
  • The Penguin Page: Learn all about penguins at this site.
  • Kaytee Discovery Zone:  At this site, learn about different bird habitats and the birds which live there. Also find out about bird anatomy, diet, scientitific classification, and more.
  • A to Z of Birds: Learn about birds' beaks, eggs, and feet! Read up on the barn owl, blackbird, and others birds from the Forest of Leeds site.
    • Mammal Sites
  • Zoom Mammals - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about mammals.
  • Hall of Mammals Learn all about the different groups and types of mammals at this site created by the University of California Museum of Paleontology. This site is geared toward junior high students.
  • The Bear Den: This site has information about the eight different species of bears. The Cub Den was especially designed for elementary students.
  • Big Cats On-line: This site has information on all of the big cats including leopars, lions, tigers, and jaguars.
  • The Bigger Cats Information Page: This site also has information on all of the big cats.
  • Gorilla Foundation Homepage: Learn all about gorillas at this site.
  • Horsefun Home Page: This site is for horse lovers of all ages.
  • kcarroll's Horse country: This site has information on every topic related to horses.
  • Orcinus Orca: This site has information on the Orca whale including size, habitat, food, behavior and more.
  • The Primate Gallery: This site has pictures of over 200 monkeys. You can hear sounds and download pictures to color.
  • Save the Manatee Club: This site is an excellent resource for learning about the manatee.
  • Whale's Song: This site has information about whales in the Cetacean Info section.
  • Zoom Apes - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about apes.
  • Zoom Whales - Enchanted Learning Software: This site, created for kids, has everything you ever wanted to know about apes.