Rodents

Pocantico Hills School

Animals: K-12 TLC Guide Biology: K-12 TLC Guide Mammals: K-12 TLC Guide Zoos: K-12 TLC Guide

Native Animals of North America: K-12 TLC Guide

Agouti, Beavers, Chipmunks, Groundhog, Hamster, Lemmings, Marmot, Meadow Vole, Mice, Muskrat, Porcupine, Prairie Dogs, Rats, Squirrels

Rodents Agouti	Animals of the Rainforest: K-12 TLC Guide. America Zoo. Honolulu Zoo. Oregon Zoo. Passport to the Rainforest, Passport to Knowledge. Wellington Zoo.
Rodents Beavers	Fur Trade: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC: First Wild Beavers in 400 Years Born in Scotland. Field Guide, eNature. Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife. The Fur Trade: "Beaver Powered Mountaineering", University of Virginia: *Pulse of the Planet: Hydropower: Learning from Beavers. Related Literature: Lily Pond: Four Years with a Family of Beavers*, Hope Ryden.
Rodents Beavers	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 05/02/1670: King Charles II of England Charters Hudson's Bay Company.
Rodents Groundhogs, Marmots & Woodchucks	eNature: Hoary Marmot. Olympic Marmot. Woodchuck. Groundhog: K-12 TLC Guide. *Pulse of the Planet: Early Springs Are Confusing the Marmots. Yellow-Bellied Marmot: University of California Los Angeles. eNature*.
Rodents Hamster	National Public Radio: How the Wild Hamster Was Tamed. *Smithsonian Magazine: The Untold Story of the Hamster*.
Rodents Lemmings	Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Enchanted Learning. Saskachewan Schools.
Rodents Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus	K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. Discover Life. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. USDA.
Rodents Mice	Animals in our Backyard, Pocantico Hills School, NY. Audubon Field Guide, eNature. National Public Radio: Early Animal Rights Poem Discovered: A Mouse's Plea. Mice May Be Plague Carrier Among Prairie Dogs. Optogenetics: Genetically Altering Mouse Brains. Perhaps Scientists Like Lab Mice TOO Much. Scientists Develop Technique To Clone Frozen Mice. Sperm of a Feather Flock Together. *Smithsonian Magazine: The Mystery of the Singing Mice. Texas Tech University: Grasshopper Mouse. Harvest Mouse. Pocket Mouse. Vole. White-footed Mouse. Cactus Mouse: Arizona Highways Magazine. eNature. The Mammals of Texas Online Edition. National Park Service. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources*.
Rodents Muskrat	Audubon Field Guide, eNature. Texas Tech University.
Rodents Porcupine	K-12 TLC Guide to Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. Enchanted Learning. North American Porcupine, DesertUSA. Texas Tech University. Travel Montana. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Rodents Prairie Dogs	Audubon Field Guide, eNature. DesertUSA. Learning to Live With Prairie Dogs, National Wildlife. National Public Radio: Mice May Be Plague Carrier Among Prairie Dogs. Prairiedogese. Texas Tech University. Travel Montana.
Rodents Rats	Cave Life: K-12 TLC Guide. Field Guide, eNature. Hispid Cotton Rat, Texas Tech University. Fighting the Rat Problem in Mozambique (audio 13:51), BBC. Howard Hughes Medical Institute: How Rats and Mice Recognize Odors. National Public Radio. Lab Rats Demonstrate Empathy and Altruism. New Program Maps Virtual Rat Brain in 3D. Rats in New York City (audio: 3:30). Desert Woodrat: Colorado Division of Wildlife. DesertUSA. eNature. San Diego Natural History Museum. Kangaroo Rat: DesertUSA. Enchanted Learning. Ord's Kangaroo Rat, Texas Tech University. ThinkQuest. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Rodents Squirrels	Animals in our Backyard, Pocantico Hills School, NY. Field Guide, eNature. Texas Tech University: Ground Squirrels. Tree Squirrels. Red Squirrel Winter Feeding Habits, Pulse of the Planet. Chipmunks: Texas Tech University. Travel Montana. Flying Squirrel. Canadian Museum of Nature. eNature.com. Enchanted Learning.

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This guide last edited 12/09/2011
This guide last revised 08/28/2008