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Animal
Welfare Issues
Look at both sides of
animal welfare issues and make up your own mind. Caution - some images
are disturbing.
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Owning a Pet
Find out what the
responsibilities of owning a pet are.
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Miss Tatana
is getting a cat!
Good advice for
anyone who is thinking of getting a cat for a pet.
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Working Dogs
Many dogs work for a
living, and here you can find out about many of the important jobs they
do to help people.
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Guide Dogs
for the Blind
Breeding, training
and working with guide dogs who help blind people to move around freely.
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I like
children, but ...
See what dogs think
of children!
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LEARNZ 2001
Go on a virtual trip
to Tiritiri Matangi Island, and to Great Barrier Island, and learn all
about the plants, animals and people there.
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Rodeo
Find out about what
happens at a rodeo. Decide whether or not it is cruel to the animals
involved.
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Duck Shooting
Learn about ducks,
hunters, and bird dogs. Also read about protesters who think duck
shooting is cruel.
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Mammals
An easy site that
looks at how we decide which animals are mammals, and which are not.
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Farm Babies
Look at birds and
mammals that are found on a farm, and see what their babies are called.
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The Kiwi
Detailed information
all about the kiwi, and how it is endangered, and how to help it
survive.
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New Zealand
Native Birds
A look at native
birds, some of which are endangered and some not. Hear their song, and
find out why some of them are endangered.
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Hyperstudio
stacks about animals
Stacks made by senior
students in 2000, covering poaching, taking pets to the vet, and
amphibians.
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Zoo Habitat
Webquest
A webquest for groups
of students, designing an ideal zoo habitat for the animal of their
choice.
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Primates
Our nearest animal
relatives are primates, and this site contains two huge slideshows
looking at their behaviour, and at conservation issues.
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What happens
in a zoo?
A look at what goes
on behind the scenes, with the many different kinds of people who work
in a zoo.
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A history of
zoos
Zoos have changed a
lot over the years, and this looks at how they have changed, and why.
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Polar Bears
Find out how polar
bears survive in the cold ice and snow of the Arctic Circle.
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