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Elephant
Information about elephants, including those in captivity
and the wild, palaeontology and their prominence in human
culture. Also provides a glossary and a list of elephant
conservation groups. This European-based site uses a lot
of cookies and seems to focus mainly on the African species.
Bat
Conservation International
Group aiming to protect bats and their habitats worldwide
through education, conservation and research. Contains detailed
information on bats, projects, publications and how to become
involved.
Bat
Conservation Trust
UK organisation working towards the conservation of bats
and their habitats. Includes a listing of species names,
together with a measure of conservation status for each
Hall
of Mammals
Information on the four groups of mammals: monotremes, multituberculates
(the 'lost tribe' of mammals), the only major branch of
mammals to have become completely extinct, marsupials and
eutheria. Eutheria is the group containing the placental
mammals such as whales, bats, elephants, shrews and armadillos.
They are also some of the most familiar organisms, including
pets such as dogs and cats, as well as many farm and work
animals, such as sheep, cattle and horses. Humans are also
placental mammals.
Mammalogy
Site of the American Museum of Natural History’s Department
of Mammalogy covers searchable databases, tissues and destructive
sampling. Previously useful bibliography appears to be no
longer available.
The
Bear Den
Provides comprehensive information about bears such as brown
and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos), American black bears (Ursus
americanus), polar bears (Ursus maritimus), giant pandas
(Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus),
spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus), sloth bears (Melursus
ursinus) and sun bears (Helarctos malayanus). Includes evolution,
news, pictures, bibliography and a Cub Den containing information
for younger children.
UK
Batabase
Includes a list of UK bat species, with information about
their physical description, distribution, habits, flight
patterns, and diet. A sound collection of echolocation calls
is also available, along with a page dedicated to the conservation
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