Ms.+Diehl's+Extinct+Animals+Project

Extinct Animals Research Project
1. Locate information on your extinct animal. Start by using the resources below. 2. Using the Extinct Animal worksheet, take notes on the following: 3. Cite your sources. Make sure you write down where you got your information from, by using the Works Cited handout.
 * Days 1-3**
 * Anatomy (Size and Color, etc.)
 * Locomotion
 * Diet
 * Habitat (Biome)
 * Range (Where it lived)
 * Reproduction (Life cycle)
 * Enemies
 * Protection (Adaptations)
 * When Did it Become Extinct?
 * Defense/Offense
 * Classification

Extinct Animals Research Resources

 * 10 Most Amazing Extinct Animals
 * Discovery: Top 10 Extinct Species
 * Cave Lion**
 * New World Encyclopedia: Cave Lion
 * Planet Earth: Warmer climate may have wiped out the Cave Lion
 * Dodo**
 * Animal Diversity Web: Dodo Bird
 * Smithsonian Science, Dodo bird a resilient island survivor before the arrival of humans, study reveals
 * Bagheera: The Dodo Bird Extinct
 * Great Auk**
 * Animal Diversity Web: Great Auk
 * Naturalis, Great Auk
 * Icelandic Web of Science: Why did the Great Auk become extinct? What was the Great Auk population in Iceland?
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex**
 * National Geographic: Tyrannosaurus Rex
 * [|NOVA: T REX](Video)
 * Quagga**
 * Animal Diversity Web: Quagga
 * Bringing back the Quagga
 * Real Life 'Jurassic Park'? Scientists Claim to 'Restore' Extinct Zebra
 * Aurochs**
 * Aurochs
 * Breeding Ancient Cattle Back From Extinction


 * Thylacine - Tasmanian Wolf**
 * Australian Museum: The Thylacine
 * Red List, Thylacinus cynocephalus
 * UTAS School of Zoology: Profile - Thylacine
 * Steller’s Sea Cow**
 * Animal Diversity Web: Steller's Sea Cow
 * Steller's Sea Cox Extinct
 * Irish Elk/ Giant Deer**
 * BBC, Irish Elk Videos, News, Facts
 * US Berkeley: The Case of the Irish Elk
 * National Geographic: Extinct Giant Deer Survived Ice Age, Study Says
 * Caspian Tiger**
 * Caspian Tiger
 * Tiger sub-species

Baiji Dolphin Saber Tooth Tiger Woolly Mammoth
 * Other Extinct Animals**

Things to think about...
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 * Click on this document and answer the questions.[[file:THINGS TO THINK ABOUT Diehl project.doc]] Remember to save this document to your H drive.**
 * Could anything have been done to prevent the extinction of your animal?
 * What animals are currently on the verge of extinction? Can human action prevent these animals from becoming extinct? How?
 * 10 Animals that May go Extinct in the Next 10 years
 * What is mass extinction? How is it different than extinction of a single species? What caused mass extinctions in the past? Could human influences contribute to another mass extinction?
 * NY Times: Will it happen again? Examining mass extinctions on Earth
 * What if we could bring your animal back to life through modern genetics and breeding? Do you think that would be a good idea? Why or why not? Related articles:
 * Breeding Ancient Cattle Back From Extinction
 * Woolly Mammoth Resurrection, "Jurassic Park" Planned
 * Bringing back the Quagga and Real Life 'Jurassic Park'? Scientists Claim to 'Restore' Extinct Zebra
 * Should there be zoos?
 * NPR: The Ethics of the Zoo
 * BBC: Animals for Entertainment