Animales En Peligro De Exticion
Earth has many habitats. Habitats are areas in which different kinds of plants and animals live. The desert is a habitat. The rainforest is a habitat. Somehabitats are being threatened by the building of roads and homes and industries and by pollution and exploitation. But habitats and animals and humans are all part of the balance ofnature. When humans cause habitats to diminish or disappear, all organisms are affected.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about endangered habitats.
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Places To Go
The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out about endangeredhabitats.
Aquarius Reef Base
An undersea pressurized chamber where scientists study ocean life. Take a virtual tour that provides a panoramic view of the Aquarius, and find howscientists are using this remarkable underwater craft to study the endangered coral reef habitat.
Congo Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of the Congo at the Bronx Zoo. This is a tourof a rainforest environment with a Great Apes Gallery, a Mandrill Forest, an Okapi Jungle, and more. It's full of information about rainforest plants and animals.
Endangered!Exploring A World at Risk
Visit the American Museum of Natural History. You can tour their online exhibits and learn about endangered habitats and animals around the world.
Great BarrierReef
Visit the world's largest coral reef. It is over 1250 miles long. It is not really one big reef but is actually made up of about 2900 separate reefs that are situated veryclose together.
Virtual Amazon Tour
Take a virtual tour of the rainforest and learn about the different kinds of rainforest and why they are important to the welfare of the earth.
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