This comprehensive resource provides photos and animal fact sheets that list special adaptations for a wide variety of animals. See some animals with their young.
You otter know it’s World Otter Day! Celebrate the occasion this Wildlife Wednesday by going behind the scenes of the otter enclosure at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden—Presented by KeyBank. You’ll learn about otter care techniques as our resident mustelids, Linus, Calvin, and Hobbes, make on-screen appearances! Worksheets available for grades PreK-K and 1-2.
In this video segment from NatureScene, observe dragonflies and mayflies near Cedar Creek at Congaree Swamp National Park. [5:25]
This site provides a basic lesson plan from Reach Out! Michigan comparing plants to animals.
Sure, maybe you saw Meep when you last visited the Museum, but did you know Red-tailed Hawks are migratory birds? Find out how our animal experts care for these fascinating migrators year-round at the Museum! Worksheets available for grades 1-5, 6-12, and all ages.
This San Diego Zoo resource gives the reader facts about Dholes. Characteristics like diet, habitat, and genetic makeup are shared.
Fun and interesting illustrated information about the Giraffe, the tallest living land animal. [2:48]
Lilly is from Peru, and she's traveling the world. Right now, she's in Scotland. Join her while she studies living and non-living things.
Check out the Museum’s entomology research lab with Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Dr. Nicole Gunter and find out how the Museum protects this huge collection of some of our smallest specimens. Worksheet available for grades 5-6.
Harvey Webster, Chief Wildlife Officer for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, shares information about the turkey vulture. Worksheets available for grades PreK-K and 1-2.
Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Roberta Muehlheim shows us some of her favorite skeletons in this fascinating collection and talks about her important research in conserving amphibian populations in Ohio. Worksheet available for grades 5-6.