*Land Mammals

AN INTRODUCTION TO LAND MAMMALS: Science, Math, Language, Movement ALL ABOUT LAND MAMMALS: ANIMAL COVERINGS, COLOR, ANATOMY MORE ABOUT LAND MAMMALS: Habitat, Life Cycle, Food Chain MORE GREAT LAND MAMMAL PRODUCTS IN OUR STORE

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT LAND MAMMALS: WILD AND MILD CATS 

Background Information

Crafts

Language Arts

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AN INTRODUCTION TO LAND MAMMALS 

Science

• Student Background Saint Louis Zoo
• Teacher Background Fact Monster
• Teacher Background Ducksters.com
• Facts about Mammals atoz animals.net
• Facts about Bobcats atoz animals.net
• DK Find Out!

Math

• Ratio or Scale mathisfun.com
• Animal Groups  the almightyguru.com
• Names for males, females, babies, and groups  enchantedlearning.com

Language Resources from enchantedlearning.com

• Cat Fanciers™ Association
  • Birman
  • Burmese
  • Manx
  • Persian
  • Siamese
  • Somali
• Big Cats Wild Cats
  • Bobcat
  • Cheetah
  • Cougar
  • Jaguar
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Northern Lynx
  • Tiger
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park
  • Cheetah
  • Leopard
  • Lion

Movement

• Jumping
  • Gravity Defying Cat The Slow Mo Guys
  • Jumping Cat Slow Motion
• Hunting
  • A feral cat hunts birds (BBC)
• Walking
  • Cat Walk
  • Cat walking
• Running
  • Running Cheetah Animal Planet
  • Cats running
• Compare Movements in a mild cat and a wild cat

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ALL ABOUT LAND MAMMALS  

Animal Coverings

• Animal Coverings – PBS LearningMedia
• Videos
  • Overview of Animal Coverings – miacademy.com – maybe for primary grades?
  • What Animals Wear – AnimalWonders Montana introduces a variety of animals, explains their coverings, and shows how they shed their coverings

Animal Color  

Teacher Background from howstuffworks.com

• How Animal Camouflage Works
• Concealing Animal Colors
• Animal Color Change
• The Element of Animal Disguise

Cat Anatomy

• Appearance and Anatomy of a Bobcat – DesertUSA.com
• Bobcat Anatomy – a-z-animals.com

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MORE ABOUT LAND MAMMALS  

• Desert Museum
• National Geographic
• Nature Works
• Bobcat – a-z-animals
• Animal Diversity Web
• DesertUSA– this one has lots of information and lots of ads
• San Diego Zoo

Habitat

• Desert Questions and Answers
• Desert
• Grasslands
• Desert Plants
• Animal survival
• Desert USA

Life Cycle

• Vocabulary for the Life Cycle of a Cat
• Additional Life Cycle Resources at TPT
• Additional Cat Resources at TPT

Background Information for Domestic Cats:

• Life Stages of a Cat – Whiskas
• Four Stages of a Cat – Cat Friendly Homes
• Feline Life Stages – AAHA

Background Information for Bobcats

• Bobcat – NatureWorks
• Bobcat – A-Z Animals
• Lynx and Bobcat – San Diego Zoo (down the page to Family Life)

Videos of Domestic Kittens as They Grow

• “Kittens Time Lapse” 50 Days in 5 minutes!! – youtube.com, Olga Blue
• Video of a Kitten from age 2 weeks to 8 weeks – youtube.com, mv19voa

Food Chain

• What Do Bobcats Eat? – a-z-animals.com
• Bobcat Diet: What do Bobcats Eat? – misfitanimals.com
• Ecosystem of Bobcats – Sciencing.com

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MORE GREAT PRODUCTS IN OUR STORE

• An Introduction to Land Mammals: science, math, language, movement
• All About Land Mammals: coverings, protective colors, anatomy
• More About Land Mammals: habitat, life cycle, food chain
• Plants and Animals of the Grassland – FREE
• Habitat for Land Mammals
• Food Chain Mobile for a Bobcat
• Model a Food Chain for a Wild Cat
• Food Pyramid for a Wild Cat
• Cat Predator Game
• Resources for Teaching about the Life Cycle of a Cat
• Life Cycle Mobile for a Cat – FREE
• Word Wall for the Life Cycle of a Cat
• Bobcat Review Spinner
• I Have Who Has Mammals Game
• Cat Word Cards