Mammalia

Provides species-specific information in encyclopedia format.

General information about Hawaii's cetaceans and specific information on humpback whale sightings off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.

Information from Wikipedia on the production of sounds by whales and their purpose, with some audio clips.

Online resource of mammalian brains which covers 16 species of bat, some with photos and further information.

Information from Wikipedia on the characteristics of these herbivores, their prehistory and their relationship to elephants.

Physical characteristics of the three species and information on their behavior and habitat in Africa.

Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Factsheet from Arkive with videos and images, description, range, habitat, biology and conservation.

Physical characteristics, diet, and habitat, of Orycteropus afer.

Research project by James McCabe on the dromedary including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations to desert life, nutrition and domestication.

Alli Arnold provides information on the giraffe, its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interaction with other species.

Factsheet from Arkive with videos and images, description, range, habitat, biology and conservation.

Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Personal fan site with information and pictures of many species of big cats.

Taxonomic information from the Feline Conservation Center.

Factsheet from ARKive with videos and images.

Article from Wikipedia on the 10 species of skunk which are divided into four genera.

Information from Wikipedia on this group of arboreal procyonids in the genus Bassaricyon.

Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

Photographs, video and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Supports conservation of Africa's elephants within the context of human needs and pressures.

Non-profit organization focussing on research, education, grass-roots conservation, monitoring and protection of African elephant populations. Includes details of projects, news, maps, links.

Fact sheet from EDGE on this endangered species found in the Philippines.

Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

Devoted to shrews, this site includes numerous contributions made by people that thought it worthwhile to share their experience, scientific records and illustrations.

Fact sheet from EDGE on this critically endangered aquatic mammal.

Article about the least shrew by David L. Fox: range, characteristics, natural history, conservation, plus several anatomical images. From Animal Diversity Web.

Macropus rufus facts, photos, videos and message board.

Research project by Kelly Michaels on this species, including its classification, habitat, characteristics, reproduction, adaptations and nutrition, with photographs of kangaroos she has met.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Factsheet with photograph about the endangered bilby, also known as the rabbit bandicoot.

Encyclopedia article about this family of small, jumping marsupials which includes the bettongs, potoroos and two of the rat-kangaroos.

Encyclopedia article about these short-legged Australian marsupials, their characteristics, ecology and behavior.

Information about the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), research, its conservation and protection, and platypus-spotting opportunities. Also offers merchandise for sale.

Information on this equine from Mongolia which is the sole surviving genuine wild horse in the world.

Photographs, videos and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Provides funds and technical assistance for in-situ and ex-situ research, education, public awareness, and endeavors directed to secure the survival of the rhinoceros. Includes program details, multimedia, and research updates.

Description and behavior of this species, its world range and habitat, its ecology and life history, with comments on how it is hunted and other factors influencing its population size.

Detailed fact sheets for almost every species of New World monkey.

Information on the loudest animals in the New World.

The BBC reports on a new monkey, Cercopithecus lomamiensis, discovered in Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba in the Congo.

Factsheet with photographs, physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, diet, predators and threats.

Natural history, systematics, photos and sounds of all gibbon species, publications, and links.

Photographs, videos and classification information from ARKive.

Photographs, video and information from ARKive on this species endemic to south-eastern Madagascar.

Many videos and photographs with details of classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.