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General Information On Mammals
- http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals.html
information and photographs on a wide range of mammal species - http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/
superb website of the WWF with extensive information and a strong empasis on conservation of endangered species - http://www.kidsplanet.org/
a lively website full of information about mammals and other wildlife; interactive, with excellent navigation - http://www.thewebsiteofeverything.com/
fact-filled website with a large number of links to further online information about mammals - http://www.arkive.org/threatened-species/mammals/
easy, searchable alphabetical list of endangered species with superb images, videos and fact files
Arabian Mammals
- http://www.arabianwildlife.com/nature/mammal/index.html
information on Arabian mammals, from jerboas to the Arabian leopard - http://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol2.1/hedge.htm
informative article on Arabian hedgehogs - http://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol2.3/mice.htm
article providing information on some of Arabia’s rodents - http://www.enhg.org/bulletin/mammals.htm
a useful interactive list of articles about Arabian mammals that can be found on the Emirates Natural History Group website - http://www.echoesecology.co.uk/documents/BatsoftheUAE_000.pdf
excellent information on Arabian bats in downloadable PDF format - http://www.breedingcentresharjah.com/Small%20Mammals.html
information and photographs of small Arabian mammals
Endangered Arabian Mammals
- http://www.arkive.org/arabian-oryx/oryx-leucoryx/
images, video footage and fact file about the Arabian oryx - http://www.arkive.org/arabian-leopard/panthera-pardus-nimr/video-ni00.html
video clip of Arabian leopard with cub in the wild, as well as several images and a fact file - http://www.arkive.org/arabian-tahr/hemitragus-jayakari/video-00.html
video clips showing the Arabian tahr in its natural habitat, along with a fact file and a number of images - http://www.arkive.org/sand-cat/felis-margarita/video-02.html
two superb video clips of the sand cat and its habitat
Extinct Arabian Mammals
- http://www.arabianwildlife.com/archive/vol1.2/onager.htm
article on the demise of the onager or wild ass in Arabia
Fun Pages
- http://www.worldwildlife.org/how/fun/index.html
part of the WWF website; games, photographs, e-cards - http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/PageServer?pagename=trib_home
this part of the WWF website allows children to create a mini-website to help the WWF’s conservation work
For Younger Children
- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
well-presented information on a wide variety of mammals, including classification, evolution, anatomy and behaviour