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Big Cats Online
A comprehensive site that provides information on the evolution, behavior, and conservation of Big Cats. This site also has an informative fact and figures section that contains answers to frequently asked e-mail questions.
Read Works
Read Works: Saving Big Cats
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about jaguars, tigers, and other big cats that have become endangered species. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Tigers
"The scientific name for the tiger is 'Panthera Tigris.'" This site includes video and audio clips, fun facts and a map. Other web links are available, which makes this a good site for research projects.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Sumatran Tiger O Logy Card
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Sumatran tiger and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information.
Encyclopedia of Life
Encyclopedia of Life: Tiger
Exhaustive resource explores the tiger with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, history, behavior, habitat, conservation, and external links.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Indochinese Tiger (Panthera Tigris Corbetti)
Investigate the world of the Indochinese Tiger and discover information on the appearance, habitat, and breeding of this endangered species. Includes images and statistics.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tiger
This open-source encyclopedia offers a detailed overview of the tiger. Content includes a look at this animal's physical description, method of killing, various subspecies, and the use of tigers in literature.
Read Works
Read Works: A Liger's Tale
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a liger, a cross between a tiger and a lion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Globio
Glossopedia: Lions
Lions are big cats that are related to tigers, leopards, and jaguars. The number of lions is decreasing and lions are losing habitat. A long time ago, someone crowned lions as "the kings of the jungle." But lions don't live in jungles....
Curated OER
Ar Kive: Tiger (Panthera Tigris)
One of the largest of the 'big cats', the tiger (Panthera tigris) is an instantly recognisable animal and an iconic symbol of conservation. Nine different subspecies of this charismatic carnivore are recognised, three of which became...
BBC
Bbc Online: Puma, Florida Panther
At this site from BBC Online you can learn all about the Puma with this detailed fact sheet and these spectacular photos. There is also a short video of the Puma.