The Ocean Portal - Life in the Oceans. From the Smithsonian Institution.
Sea Shells - This site will help you identify shells, and will
also help if you need to clean and preserve shells and other sea life that you found on the beach.
MarineBio - Facts about the ocean and the plants and animals that live in it.
The Shedd Aquarium - Use the menu to find information about sea animals.
The National Marine Mammal Laboratory -
Information on whales, seals, dolphins, and other marine mammals. There is also information on
careers working with marine mammals.
In the Air
All About Birds - Bird identification, bird watching, and bird videos.
Pest World for Kids - Find out more about roaches, mice, termites, and other living things that you do not want living near you. There are games and science fair activities at this site.
Animals of the Past
Dinosaurs - Information and videos from the American Museum of Natural History.
Trilobites - Small, hard-shelled
creatures that lived over 300 million years ago.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum - in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
A museum devoted to dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.
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