resources

Here are some web-based resources for you to use as you research your animal. Feel free to add your own to this list, but make sure you verify that the link works before you publish it for everyone to see.

General

 * [|National Geographic] -- Follow links to each group of animals, also has A-Z Index
 * [|Tree of Life Project]
 * [|Encyclopedia of Life]
 * [|IUCN RedList] -- Check the status of your animal (Threatened? Common?)
 * [|BioLib] -- Biological Library
 * [|Animal Diversity Web]
 * [|ITIS] -- Search Common and Scientific Names
 * [|uBio] -- Biological Names
 * [|List of Zoos in the U.S.]

Invertebrates

 * [|Sponges]
 * [|Cnidarians]
 * [|Flatworms], [|Roundworms], [|Annelid Worms]
 * [|Mollusks]
 * [|Centipedes]
 * [|Millipedes]
 * [|Arthropods]
 * [|Echinoderms]

Fish

 * [|FishBase]
 * [|Ray-Finned Fishes]
 * [|Lobe-Finned Fishes]
 * [|Cartilaginous Fishes]

Amphibians

 * [|Amphibians]
 * [|AmphibiaWeb]

Reptiles

 * [|Lizards and Snakes]
 * [|Turtles and Tortoises]
 * [|LiveScience]

Birds

 * [|Birds]
 * [|Bird Facts]
 * [|More Bird Facts]
 * [|National Zoo]

Mammals

 * [|Mammals]
 * [|Hall of Mammals]
 * [|BBC Mammals]