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The internet is a great place for finding out more about the world's Brilliant Creatures.
There are hundreds of thousands of websites out there, which can quite a daunting prospect. So to make things a little easier for you, we've listed here some of the websites that we visited and found interesting. Just click on the title of the site you want to visit it.
We've also listed some sites that have webcams, which - if you're lucky - can be a great way of seeing live images of creatures in whatever habitat they happen to be.
Remember that if the creature you want to find out about is not in our list of links, why not visit the Google or Yahoo! search engines. Just type in the name of the creature you're looking for in the box, and press the button to perform the search. Remember to put specific names in quotation marks, like this:
"proboscis monkey"
- because that will return more accurate results than if you were just to type:
proboscis monkey
.
Happy searching! And remember, if you find a site that's not in our list which you think is good enough for us to add, send us the details in an e-mail. If we add it to the page we'll give you a mention too!
The Bat Conservation Trust has a great website. Did you know that International Bat Week starts on 24 August and that there will be loads of great bat events around the country?
If you like insects, how about Edible Insects which is definitely not for the faint hearted! It explains how we sometimes eat bugs without even knowing it... eww!
To find out about some great watery creatures, check out the Sea Life website which is fun to explore, and very educational too.
The National Fox Welfare Society's website contains lots of information about foxes. If you're a fox spotter and have noticed that a fox is looking unwell, and suspect it may have mange (a disease that causes bald patches), the Society will send you some free medicine. Contact them at:
NFWS
135 Higham Road
Rushden
Northants
NN10 6DS
Tel: 01933 411996
E-Mail: info@nfws.org.uk
At the Smithsonian National Zoological Park site there's a webcam in the rhino enclosure - can you spot them?
In Hawaii, USA there's the Waikiki Aquarium. Their site features a shark cam with live images of the different species of shark in one of their 35,000 gallon tanks.
If you're interested in lions, tigers, leopards or jaguars, you might like Big Cats Online - it's packed with information, answers to frequently asked questions and some surprising big cat facts.
The giraffa camelopardalis, or giraffe, is featured at this site. Although it's a bit short on graphics, it's full of information and there are one or two pictures to be had. A good source of giraffe information!
Another great webcam can be viewed on the San Diego Zoo site. This is a streaming camera, which means the image updates every second! Just keep your fingers crossed that the pandas fancy a bit of fame when you visit!
If you're not too keen on big spiders, try not to freak out too much when you visit the Scary Spiders website. With information on keeping them as pets, the site gives tips on housing and feeding as well as basic care and maintenance.
If spiders aren't quite your cup of tea, how about snakes instead? We don't think that Awesome Snakes will be Stephen's favourite site, but nevertheless it is packed with information and even a quiz.
The 101 Dolphin Questions Page has, surprisingly, answers to a lots of dolphin teasers. There's also a nice gallery of pictures.
The Foundation is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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