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ZoOLogy

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What is Zoology?

Zoology is the study of all animals of all shapes and sizes, from tiny insects to large mammals. Zoologists investigate what animals eat and how they live, and how animals interact with their habitats.

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Take a look at some unusual living and extinct mammals.

Explore amazing facts about some of the 200 breeds of horses living today.

From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.

Herpetologist Chris Raxworthy answers kids' questions.

Can you find all 16 birds in this sanctuary? When you do, listen to their songs.

In this comic book series, follow an entomologist into the world of parasitic wasps. 

Our oceans are full of colorful creatures. Find out how animals use color for attraction, communication, and camouflage. 

Create a flounder fish that's hard to spot!

Make a 3D diorama! All you need are pasta, Play-Doh, pipe cleaners, pom-poms, and hair curlers.

Learn how to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in a few easy steps!

Make your own bird feeder and record your observations in a bird journal.

How do horses move? Find out with these flipbooks.

Find out what's so fascinating about these beautiful, pink birds.

Create land and sea animals that "glow" in the dark!

How do mammals move? Make flipbooks to see six different mammals in action.

What does Chris like most about studying reptiles and amphibians? Find out!

Explore how mammals run, fly, swim, walk, hop, and swing!

Will these entomOLogists discover which parasitoid wasps belong together? Read this comic to find out!

Bring six North American mammals to life with this coloring book.

What adaptations help these creatures survive?

How do whales and walruses stay warm in chilly waters? Grab some gloves and find out.

Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.

How do mammals respond to cold water? Take the plunge into icy water and find out.

Explore mammal teeth with this matching game and coloring book.

Have you ever wondered why and how fireflies flash?

Find out about Taiwan's fascinating fluttering insects.

Discover how these deep sea creatures create their own light!

Explore this family tree of living things on Earth.

Test your equine knowledge in this quiz

Is this animal a tadpole, frog, salamander, or lizard? Take a guess!

Discover some of the amazing ways that animals use color to help them survive.

Is this a leech's stomach, back sucker, jaws, or eyes? Take a guess!

Discover how species have evolved to survive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth.

Take a look at some of the extraordinary ways that animals experience the world around them.

Wasps can live in hives of thousands, but did you know that most wasps are solitary? Get the facts. 

Can you build a successful wasp colony? Make the right choices and your offspring might have a future!