Christina’s Big Cats of the World: Cheetahs
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Children’s Butterfly Site
""Despite their small size, butterflies and moths are some of the world’s most wondrous animals. Their beauty, seemingly miraculous metamorphosis, and apparently carefree flight all spark our imaginations." Entomologist Dr. Paul Opler answers children’s questions about butterflies ("How do butterflies go to the bathroom?") and tells the butterfly life cycle story through click-and-print coloring pages. Be sure to visit the photo gallery.Journey North 1998: Monarch ButterflyThe Journey North project tracks the spring monarch migration by collecting reports of the first sightings of adult monarch butterflies and monarch eggs found on milkweed plants. Each week a migration map will be produced, showing a "live" snapshot of the migration in progress. Register now to become a "news reporter" and receive daily updates, challenge questions and online lesson plans. Registration is free, and only registered participants can report their sightings. Printed materials are available for a nominal fee. <!--"
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Cheetah Conservation Fund
September 24, 2003: From Ginger, 12 years old from New York, who is not affiliated with the site. "The website for the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has descriptions about the cheetahs and an online shop where you can buy cheetah merchandise."
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Cheetah Spot
"Cheetah Spot is my pick of the day because of the depth of its information. Learn how cheetahs socialize with other animals, what they eat, their evolution (starting 5.5 million years ago), and the amazing bird-like chirp they make. Cheetahs, by the way, do not roar; only lions, tigers jaguars and leopards roar. Cheetah Spot is a great resource for writing reports (it has an extensive bibliography) and just plain fun to peruse."
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Cheetah Outreach
"The oldest cat in the world is now the most threatened. If you are a student in Cape Peninsula, South Africa, Cheetah Outreach will bring a cheetah to your school. The rest of will have to make due with the Photo Gallery and the Meet our Cheetahs page. Best educational click is the Plight of the Cheetah which describes how the cheetah is losing habitat, and their conflict with livestock farmers in Namibia, a south African country."
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Cheetah Spot
"Cheetah comes from a Hindi word meaning spotted one. It is an animal truly built for speed. Its fastest recorded speed is about 71 and nothing surpasses a cheetah in short sprints. It can accelerate to 45 m.p.h. in two seconds. This Web site has fascinating facts with charts and animations to illustrate its points, but I wish it had more photographs"
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CGEE: A Thousand Friends of Frogs
"In August 1995, students from the Minnesota New Country School found deformed frogs near the Minnesota River. A research scientist from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency wondered what else might be found if thousands of kids were looking in their backyards and so A Thousand Friends of Frogs was born. To study frogs in your hometown, click on Students/Get Involved. There is a data sheet you can use to collect your findings, and lots to learn about frogs as bio-indicators in the Science section."
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Cats from A to Z
"This site suffers from too many scrollable frames. But once your eyes have acclimated, you’ll discover the list of cats (from A to Z naturally) running down the left margin. Click on a cat to view its vital statistics, and you’re only one more click away from viewing addditional Web resources for your selected cat. The interface is distracting, but you’ll find a lot of information here."
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Cat Club
Reviewed December 22, 1999 by E King, a reader from Dublin, Ireland. who is affiliated with the site. A fun site for smart kids who like their cats as street-wise and mischievous as they are. Read about Osbornes Adventures, pick up some cat care tips, discover the history of cats, find out how old your cat is in human years and much more.
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Cat Club
Reviewed by Charlotte, a reader from London, who is affiliated with the site. "Cat Club is a very entertaining site for cat lovers. There are six main sections: cat facts, cat care, cat fun, kitten fun, resources and the Cat Club shop. There is also a members section, which allows you more access to games and other things."
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