Websites to support the study of the Amazon Rainforest

Manu - The Living Edens - Reptiles

http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/reptiles.htm

Provides minimal information on the black caiman, the tree boa, and the anaconda snake of the Amazon.  Links to birds, insects, mammals and rodents of the Amazon area, as well as a variety of flora.  (02/02)

Animals of the Amazon Rainforest

http://library.thinkquest.org/27507/animals.htm

Features information and photographs of the anaconda, poison dart frog, harpy eagle, and the sloth in the Amazon rainforest of South America.  (02/02)

Jungle Photos

http://www.junglephotos.com/

Provides photographs, with brief explanations, of Amazon animals, plants, scenery, people, and towns.  Animals includes reptiles, mammals, birds, invertebrates, fish and amphibians.  Searchable.  (02/02)

Iwokrama Forest - Animals

http://www.iwokrama.org/forest/animals.htm

Provided detailed information on many of the animals living in the rainforest of Guyana.  Sorted by amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and mammals.

Journey into Amazonia - Waterworlds

http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/waterworlds.html        

Provides information on aquatic life of the Amazon rainforest area.  Includes information and photographs on the giant otter, piranha, river dolphins, turtles, piraracu, manatee, and electric eel.  Links to additional information on the rainforest ecology.  (02/02)

Journey into Amazonia - Life on Land

http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/life.html

Provides information and photographs of land animals of the Amazon rainforest of South America.  Includes the jaguar, caciques, anaconda, black skimmer, vampire bat, and tapir.  Links to additional information on the rainforest ecology.  (02/02)

Animal Diversity Web

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

Provides detailed information on most animals from around the world.  Use the search function and type in the specific animal you are looking for.

The giant otter of South America

http://www.amazonia.net/Articles/24.htm

Provides extensive information on the giant otter of the Amazon rainforest of South America. Explores the impact of mining, overfishing, farming, etc. on the populations of the otters.  (02/02)

Endangered in the Wild: South America: Giant Otter

http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_otter.htm

Provides basic information on the endangered giant otters of the Amazon rainforest of South America.  Includes reasons for its endangered status.  Links to other endangered animals around the world.  (02/02)

The Matamata

http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/mata.html

Provides text based information on the matamata turtle of South America and the Amazon River.  (02/02)

Matamata, Chelus fimbriatus

http://www.tortoise.org/archives/matamata.html

Provides fairly detailed information on the Matamata turtle of South America.  Includes: a description, taxonomy, range & habitat, food & feeding, and reproduction.  Also includes suggestions for keeping them as pets.  (02/02)

Diego’s Matamata Turtle

http://www.whozoo.org/Anlife99/diegoben/finalmataindex.htm

Provides information and a photograph on the Matamata turtle of South America.  Includes a description, habitat, food & feeding and a variety of other topics.  (02/02)

Matamata Turtle  (Honolulu Zoo)

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/matamata_turtle.htm

Provides a physical description, a video, photograph and information about the habitat and natural behaviour of the matamata turtle of South America.(02/02)

Amazon River Dolphin

http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/amazonriverdolphin.htm

Provides basic facts, photographs, and information on the Amazon River Dolphin.  (02/02)

Amazon River Dolphin

http://www.tmmsn.org/mmgulf/inia_geoffrensis.html

Provides basic information about the Amazon River Dolphin and the threats to their existence.  (02/02)

Pink and Gray River Dolphins

http://www.isptr-pard.org/dolphin.html

Provides extensive information on the pink Amazon River dolphin.  Includes their social habits, description, habitat, etc.  (02/02)

Whats it like where you live?

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm

Provides extensive information about each biome as told by students who live in the area.  Biomes include the rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate forest,  and grassland.  Includes links to related sites.

Ecosystems      

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm

Provides images and information on the following biomes or ecosystems: mountain, tundra, temperate forest, marine, desert, tropical dry forest, cold climate forest, grassland, savannah, and tropical rainforest.

Rainforest Education     

http://www.rainforesteducation.com

This educational site includes medicines from the rainforest, the legacy of the Maya, threats to the rainforests, and butterfly gardening.  Links to teacher resources and other rainforest sites.

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