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Colorado Wildlife and Life Zones	*Solar System*	*Water*	*More Topics to Discover*
Habitat Happenings	Space Explorers (need student username and password)	Colorado Water Knowledge	Global Warming for Kids
Habitat Happenings II	NASA Kids Club	Colorado River Map
Wildlife Discovery (check out animal names on left of site)	Astronomy Picture of the Day	Along a River: interactive game
Wildlife Species Profiles	NASA Astronomy Educational Links	Water Cycle
Outdoor Survival	NASA Picture of the Day Main Page	Drought for Kids

Colorado Animal Research Sites

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Abert's squirrel

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B

badger
bald eagle
beaver
bighorn sheep
bison (buffalo)
black bear
black-footed ferret
bobcat
burrowing owl

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C

chipmunk
coyote

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D

deer - mule
deer - white-tailed

E

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F

ferret - black-tailed

G

greenback cutthroat trout
golden eagle
great horned owl

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H

hawk - red-tailed

L

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M

marmot
marten
moose
mountain goat
mountain lion
mule deer
muskrat

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O

otter - river

P

peregrine falcon
porcupine
prairie dog
pronghorn

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R

raccoon
red fox
red tailed hawk
river otter

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S

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W

western diamondback rattlesnake
western ornate box turtle
white-tailed deer
wolf

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Colorado Animal Research Site Links

Abert's squirrel

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/TreeSquirrels.htm

http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/abertssquirrel.htm

http://www.nps.gov/band/naturescience/aberts-squirrel.htm

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sciurus_aberti.html

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badger

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Badger.htm

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Taxidea_taxus.html

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbadger.htm

http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/283.htm

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bald eagle

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Badger.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/bald-eagle/

http://www.eagles.org/moreabout.html

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Bald_Eagle.html

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/bald_eagle.html

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beaver

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Beaver.htm

http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=28

http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/beaver.htm

http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/164.htm

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bighorn sheep

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/BighornSheep.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/big.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/rocky-mountain-bighorn-sheep.html

http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/bighornsheep.htm

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bison

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Bison.htm

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbison.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/american-bison/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/bison.php

http://www.nps.gov/archive/wica/bison.htm

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black bear

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/BlackBear.htm

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/black_bear.php

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/black_bear.php

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/1999/2/fact-americanblack.cfm

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black-footed ferret

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/BlackfootedFerret.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-footed-ferret.html

http://www.desertusa.com/mag07/april07/ferret.html

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/TMOT1/mustnigr.htm

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/black-footed_ferret.php

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bobcat

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Bobcat.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/april96/du_bcat.html

http://www.uwsp.edu/wildlife/carnivore/Bobcat%20Natural%20History_files/Bobcat%20Natural%20History.htm

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/Facts/bobcatfacts.cfm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat.html

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burrowing owl

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Bobcat.htm

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/burrowing_owl.php#

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Burrowing_Owl/lifehistory

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chipmunk

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Chipmunks.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chipmunk/

http://www.chipmunklearningzone.com/index.php

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coyote

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Coyote.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/coyote/

http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_cycot.html

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elk

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Elk.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/elk/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/may/papr/elk.html

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greenback cutthroat trout

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Fish/GreenbackCutthroat.htm

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golden eagle

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Birds/GoldenEagle.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/golden-eagle/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/dec/papr/eagle.html

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great horned owl

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Birds/GreatHornedOwl.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/great-horned-owl/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/jan/papr/ghowl.html

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lynx

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Mammals/Lynx/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/lynx/

http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/lynx.asp

http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/furbear/lynx.php

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marmot - yellow-bellied

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Marmot.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/yellow-bellied_marmot_712.html

https://www.hoglezoo.org/meet_our_animals/animal_finder/Yellow_bellied_Marmot

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marten

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Marten.htm

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/mammals/americanmarten.html

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moose

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Moose.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/moose/

http://www.moosefoundation.org/moose_facts.htm

http://cutemoose.net/moose_facts.htm

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mountain goat

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Mountaingoat.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-goat/

http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season3/mt_goats/facts.cfm

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/mountain_goat_712.html

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mountain lion

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/MountainLion.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-lion/

http://www.desertusa.com/may96/du_mlion.html

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mule deer

http://www.desertusa.com/feb97/du_muledeer.html

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/mule_deer_k6.html

http://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Mule Deer.php

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muskrat

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Muskrat.htm

http://eliot.needham.k12.ma.us/technology/lessons/animals/muskrat.htm

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snapshots/mammals/muskrat.html

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otter - river

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/american-river-otter/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag07/sept07/otter.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/River-otter

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/Facts/fact-riverotter.cfm

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/river_otter_712.html

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peregrine falcon

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Birds/PeregrineFalcon.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Peregrine-falcon

http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/falcons/peregrin.html

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porcupine

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Porcupine.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/porcupine/

http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/porcupine.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/mar/papr/porcupine.html

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prairie dog

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Prairiedog.htm

http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/BlackTailedPrairieDog.htm

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pronghorn

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Pronghorn.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/antelope/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/may/papr/pronghorn.html

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racoon

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Raccoon.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/raccoon/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag07/may07/racoon1.html

http://www.raccoonfacts.net/

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red fox

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Foxes.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-fox/

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/redfox.htm

http://www.lensc.org/kids-corner/animal-facts/red-fox.htm

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red tailed hawk

http://www.desertusa.com/aug96/du_hawk.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/red-tailed-hawk/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Red-tailed-hawk

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skunk

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Skunk.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/skunk/

http://www.desertusa.com/desert-animals/skunk.html

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western diamondback rattlesnake

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/western_diamondback_rattlesnake_712.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/rattlesnakes/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/jan/papr/rsnake.html

http://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Diamondback Rattlesnake.php

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western ornate box turtle

http://www.desertusa.com/animals/box_turtle.html

http://dnr.wi.gov/eek/critter/reptile/ornateboxturtle.htm

http://www.gpnc.org/ornate.htm

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white-tailed deer

http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Deer.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/white-tailed-deer/

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/june/papr/wtdeer.html

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wolf

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/wolf/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/wolf,_gray.php

http://www.wolfworlds.com/gray-wolf.html

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