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Animal Survival
Viewers of this PowerPoint are introduced to endangered and extinct animals. They discover why apes, elephants, pandas, polar bears, rhinoceri, and marine turtles are threatened. Finally, ways that humans have and can make a difference...
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Rainforest Rescue
Students explore threats to diversity in the Central African rainforest. They use a guided website to research animals that are threatened with extinction, examine human uses of the rainforest and think about what they can do to help...
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Protect the Primates
Students make posters about saving the primates. In this primates lesson plan, students discuss primates and environmental changes and make posters with pictures about saving primates.
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Zoo groups
In this zoo animals activity, learners read about a particular zoo animal and answer the math word problems about the amount of meals, pounds, herds, and more. Students complete 6 problems.
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Reading Comprehension
In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and its presented vocabulary throughout. Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Orangutan
This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Orangutans
This multimedia site includes video and audio clips. The maps and fun facts will be very beneficial to students doing research projects.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Gorilla
This resource presents detailed information about the gorilla, including several photos and an audio clip. [1:52]
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Chimpanzee
This resource provides detailed information about the chimpanzee, as well as several pictures and audio clips.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Diehli)
Offers a summary of the Cross River Gorilla with details on their habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and status as an endangered species. Images and a fact sheet are also included.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla Berengei)
Presents an overview of the Eastern Gorilla, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, diet, and status as an endangered species. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Berengei Graueri)
Explore images and facts about the Eastern Lowland Gorilla, including details on their appearance, habitat, diet, status as an endangered species, and behaviour.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Chimpanzee
This resource provides a general overview of the chimpanzee. The content includes a focus on the ape's habitat, diet, life cycle and social structure, special adaptations, and status in the wild.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Sumatran Orangutan
This resource provides information about the Sumatran orangutan.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
World Wildlife Fund: Chimpanzee
See what you can learn about Chimpanzees with this World Wildlife Fund information page.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Bornean Orangutan
This site has a detailed fact sheet on the Bornean orangutan.
Other
Koko: The Gorilla Foundation
The Gorilla Foundation promotes the protection, preservation and propagation of gorillas. Learn about gorillas, including basic gorilla life and the politics of extinction, as well as a "biography" of Koko, the signing gorilla.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Chimpanzee
Here are some photos adult and young chimpanzees. There is also a detailed fact sheet.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Sumatran Orangutan
The Denver Zoo provides an in-depth overview of the Sumatran orangutan highlighting its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
Denver Zoo
Denver Zoo: Northern White Cheeked Gibbon
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the Northern white-cheeked gibbon focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Mountain Gorilla
Learn interesting facts about the Mountain Gorilla including information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you...