Web Sites

Jungle Gyms: The Evolution of Animal Play
http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1996/play.htm
An informative article by Alex Hawes of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Animal Names: Male, Female, and Young
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0872847.html
What is a baby swine called? Find out here.

Squirrel Wildlife Rehabilitation
http://www.squirrel-rehab.org
Find out how to care for that baby squirrel you found.

Learn About Sea Turtle Behavior
http://www.cccturtle.org/behav.htm
Learn how baby turtles have to fight for their survival.

Small Wonders
http://www.seaworld.org/small_wonders/babyanimals.htm
See the new babies at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.

Books

Allport, Susan. A NATURAL HISTORY OF PARENTING: A NATURALIST LOOKS AT PARENTING IN THE ANIMAL WORLD AND OURS. Portland, OR: Three Rivers Press, 1998.

Bekoff, Marc and John A. Byers. ANIMAL PLAY: EVOLUTIONARY, COMPARATIVE, AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Gallico, Paul. THE SILENT MIAOW: A MANUAL FOR KITTENS, STRAYS, AND HOMELESS CATS. New York: Crown Publishing, 1985.

Otto, Carolyn. OUR PUPPIES ARE GROWING. New York: Harpercollins Juvenile Books, 1998.

Ryan, Pam Munoz. A PINKY IS A BABY MOUSE: AND OTHER BABY ANIMAL NAMES. New York: Hyperion Press, 1999.