• What it looks like?\n• Where it lives?\n• What it eats and how it gets their food?\n• Mating rituals and care of the young?\n• Scientific classification?\n• Any other interesting facts about the animal?\n• Bibliography?
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i assume you're speaking of the giant panda? if so:\n\n\n\nThe giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca "black-and-white cat-foot") is a mammal usually classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central and southern China. [1] There is on-going debate as to whether this creature is truly a bear or more related to the raccoon, or even a class of its own, but the majority agree with the giant panda being a bear.\n\nThe panda's main food is bamboo, but they may eat other foods such as honey, eggs and fish. Easily recognizable through its large, distinctive black patches on the eyes, ears and on its rotund body, the giant panda is one of the most endangered animals in the world: an estimated 1,600 pandas live in the wild and some 100 live in captivity, according to a 2004 census. [2]\nContents\n[hide]\n\n    * 1 General information\n    * 2 Natural history\n    * 3 Uses and conservation history\n    * 4 Reproduction\n    * 5 Name\n    * 6 Subspecies\n    * 7 Pandas in zoos\n    * 8 Pandas in popular culture\n    * 9 References\n    * 10 External links\n\n[edit]\n\nGeneral information\nSu Lin, a 5-month old baby giant panda, atop a tree at the San Diego Zoo\nEnlarge\nSu Lin, a 5-month old baby giant panda, atop a tree at the San Diego Zoo\n\nThe giant panda lives in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan and Tibet. Since the latter half of the 20th century, the panda has become an informal national emblem for China, and its image is found on many Chinese gold coins.\n\nDespite being taxonomically a carnivore, the panda has a diet that is overwhelmingly herbivorous. The giant panda eats shoots and leaves, living almost entirely on bamboo. Pandas are also known to eat eggs, the occasional fish, and some insects along with their bamboo diet. These are necessary sources of protein. Some zoos also feed their pandas specially formulated biscuits, fruitsicles or other treats to supplement their bamboo intake. Like other subtropical mammals, the giant panda does not hibernate.\n\nFor many decades the precise taxonomic classification of the panda was under debate as both the giant panda and the distantly related red panda share characteristics of both bears and raccoons. However, genetic testing has revealed that giant pandas are true bears and part of the Ursidae family. Its closest bear relative is the Spectacled Bear of South America. (Disagreement remains about whether or not the red panda belongs in Ursidae; the raccoon family, Procyonidae; or in its own family, Ailuridae.)\n\nGiant pandas are an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. About 1,600 are believed to survive in the wild. Poaching is uncommon; killing a panda was punishable in China by death until a 1997 law changed the penalty to 20 years imprisonment.\n\nThe giant panda has an unusual paw, with a "thumb" and five fingers; the "thumb" is actually a modified sesamoid bone. Stephen Jay Gould wrote an essay about this, then used the title The Panda's Thumb for a book of collected essays. The giant panda has a short tail, approximately 15 cm long.\n\nThe giant panda has long been a favourite of the public, at least partly on account of the fact that the species has an appealing baby-like cuteness that makes it seem to resemble a living teddy bear. The fact that it is usually depicted reclining peacefully eating bamboo, as opposed to hunting, also adds to its image of innocence. Though the giant panda is often assumed docile because of their cuteness, they have been known to attack humans, usually assumed to be out of irritation rather than predatory behavior.\n\nGiant pandas can usually live to be 20-30 years old while living in captivity.\n[edit]\n\nNatural history\n\nNo fossils of pandas have been found earlier than a few million years ago. However, DNA analysis of the giant panda compared with other bears shows a very early split from the main bear line
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THE CAT THROUGH EVOLUTION \n\nNote for Pet Owners:\nIt should be noted that all cats - including domesticated species - are obligate carnivores and they cannot survive without ingesting nutrients derived from animals. CATS MUST NEVER BE FED AN EXCLUSIVELY VEGETARIAN RATION.\n\nTopics on this Page:\nEvolutionary evidence\nGeneral characteristics of cats\nThe archeological record\nDomestication\nAnatomical characteristics\nDNA sequencing\nFunctional characteristics\nPictorial artifacts and written records\n\nEvidence\nThere are several ways in which the evolution of a species can be traced - but none of the existing records are complete - even for humans. As a result, we have to speculate about the missing "links" in the historical evidence.\n\nIn zoological classification cats belong to the Class : Mammalia (mammals - hair covered animals that suckle their young with breast milk), the Order : Carnivora (they are carnivores - they eat meat) and the Family: Felidae. Within this family there are three further subdivisions called genera (Panthera (cats that roar), Acinonyx (the Cheetah) and Felis (all other "small" cats)), and each genus contains individual species. A species of cats is a group that normally breeds and produces fertile offspring (see section on DNA below)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo
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Try here:\n\nhttp://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Beluga/beconser.html
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They adapt to their surroundings... where they live, the animals around them, the plantlife, the food they eat, the climate, etc.\n\nHere is a bunch of info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_bear . You can find the specific details to each thing I listed.
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clipped from www.wisegeek.com\n\nFor sheer length you can't beat a female Giant Walking Stick (Phobaeticus serratipes). Found in Malaysia and Singapore, looking like an assemblage of twigs, it is perfectly camouflaged among the branches where it lives. The longest specimen on record was an amazing 21.8" (55.5cm). Some people even keep these huge insects as pets.\n\nThe Giant Walking Stick may be long, but it doesn't have much mass. For that you have to turn to the giant scarab beetles. Among them, entomologists have settled on 5 contenders:\n\nThe South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) of French Guiana makes perhaps the most impressive showing with a body length over 6.5" (16.7cms).\n\nA shorter but far thicker competitor is the Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) of South America. Males can grow to 5.3" (13.5cms) long by 1.6" (4cms) thick. \n\nThe Elephant Beetle (Megasoma elephas) found in Mexico and Venezuela has a shorter body than the Aceton, but a longer snout, making its total recorded length 5.4" (13.7cms).\n\nBringing up the rear are two species of Goliathus: regius and goliatus, both measuring in at 4.3" (11cms).\n\nIn 1874 the Rev. J. G. Wood published Insects Abroad, in which he claimed to have in his possession a 9" (22.8cm) South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus). A specimen this large has never been documented since, and no one is quite sure what method he used to measure the bug. Therefore the accepted recorded length remains at 6.5" (16.7cms), which still leads the top five contenders.\n\nAlthough the Giant Walking Stick and scarab beetles win for length and mass, for sheer weight you'll have to turn to the giant wetas (Deinacrida heteracantha) of New Zealand. A pregnant female can top the scales at over 2 ounces (71gms)! \n\nThere are well over 1 million insect species known, with an estimated 10 million still undocumented. However, the title of world's biggest insect remains a matter of what constitutes "biggest" to you: length, mass or weight!
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Right here. http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/bats-new/corkedbat.html it's a great article with pictures, references and everything.
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how do we fight an infection?\nhow do we get energy?\nhow do we absorb nutrients?\nhow do we reproduce?\nhow fast do we grow?\nhow do we see things?\nhow do we hear things?\nhow do we remember things?
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&*&*&\nI HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.  GOOD LUCK!!!\n\n\nhttp://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/animalgods.htm\n\nAnimals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt\nby Caroline Seawright\n\nEgyptian towns usually had their own local sacred animal. It was thought that some gods and goddesses represented themselves on earth in the form of a single representative of a specific species, and honoring that species of animal would please the god or goddess associated with the animal. The animal believed to be the incarnation of the god or goddess lived a pampered life in and near the temples and religious centers.\n\nBaboon y`n baboon determinative y`n - The dog-headed baboon was one of the manifestations of both Thoth, god of writing, and Khonsu, the youthful moon god. Both deities were related to the moon. Hapy, the son of Horus who guarded the canopic jars that held the lungs, had the head of a baboon. There was also a baboon god in the Early Dynastic period named Hedjwer, 'The Great White One', who became closely linked with Thoth. Sometimes Thoth was shown in baboon form, perched on top of the scales of judgement in the underworld.\n\nBast, Egyptian Cat Goddess Cat myywcat determinative myw - Many deities were depicted as cats, both domestic or wild, and so they were seen as benevolent, sacred animals. Bast, originally a desert cat, was later depicted as a domestic cat. Ra was shown as 'The Great Cat of Heliopolis' who defeated Apep in 'The Book of the Dead'.\n\nCattle mnnmnntcattle determinative mnmnt - Hathor, Isis, Nut and Bat were three goddesses who were often depicted as cows, with the horns of cows or with the ears of cows. Because of this, and because of the relationship of the pharaoh as a living god, the cow came to symbolize the mother of the pharaoh. The cow was also a solar icon, where Nut carried the sun across the sky on her back, when she was in cow form. The cow was linked to female fertility and to the mother of the pharaoh. Osiris was related to the bull - the Apis bull, after death, became Osiris-Apis. While it was still alive, the Apis bull was seen as the Ba of Ptah, mummified god of creation. The Mnevis bull was regarded as the Ba of Ra-Atum. The bull, therefor, was linked to masculinity and the pharaoh.\n\nWadjet in her Human-headed Cobra Form Cobra djtcobra in a basket determinative djt - The cobra was sacred to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Buto, who represented Lower Egypt and kingship. The cobra goddess Renenet was a fertility goddess who was sometimes depicted as nursing children and as protector of pharaoh. Another cobra goddess was Meretseger, 'she who loves silence', who could punish criminals with blindness or her venom.\n\nCrocodile mshcrocodile determinative msh - Ammut, the demoness at the judgement hall, had the head of a crocodile along with other fearful creatures, and was known as 'the devourer of the dead' who punished evildoers by eating their hearts. The god of the Athribis region, the solar god Horus Khenty-Khenty, was sometimes shown as a crocodile. But the crocodile was also sacred to Sobek, who was portrayed as a human with the head of a crocodile, or as the crocodile itself. The temples of Sobek usually had sacred lakes where crocodiles were fed and cared for. The hippo goddess of childbirth, Taweret, was thought to have the back and tail of a crocodile, or was shown with a crocodile perched on her back.\n\nFalcon / Hawk bykfalcon with a flagellum determinative byk - The sacred bird of the falcon-headed solar god Horus, it was also regarded as his Ba. The falcon was a bird that had protective powers, and was frequently linked with royalty, where it was depicted as hovering over the head of the pharaoh, with outstretched wings. The falcon was also sacred to Montu, god of war, and Sokar, god of the Memphite necropolis. The bird of prey was sometimes associated with Hathor, 'The House of Horus'. The son of Horus, Qebehsenuef who guarded the canopic jar of t
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For all your aye-aye needs, try google.com.  Here are a few sites that I came across I googled it: \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aye-aye\nhttp://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/daubmada.htm\nhttp://news.mongabay.com/2005/0417d-rhett_butler.html\n\nYou should be able to find answers to all of your questions there.  Wikipedia is especially helpful because it offers a table of contents with links to each section.
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Photos: http://www.southalley.com/album_anoles2.html\nInfo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anole ,\nhttp://www.kingsnake.com/anolecare/
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Go to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish\nYou should find all the necessary info on Starfish.
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DESCRIPTION: \n\nThis unusual mid-sized stocky agamid lizard has prominent spines along its sides and a large, essentially triangle-shaped head. Forming a sort of shield around the snout is a spiney jaw pouch which, when swollen, looks like a beard and makes any predator think twice before attacking. This wide-ranging species shows considerable geographic variation; its basic color varies from shades of brown, gray, and reddish-brown to bright orange. The ventral surface ranges from pale to dark gray, with white elongated spots edged with black. Mature males have dark "beards" which become black during courtship and breeding. Adults can grow as large as ten inches in body length or two feet in total length, including the tail. Males are larger than females. \n\nII. GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE AND HABITAT: \n\nThese lizards are native to Central Australia. They prefer semi-arid to arid woodland habitats. Time is spent both on the ground and in trees. They may be found perched on bush branches and even on fence posts. \n\nIII. DIET:\n\nBearded dragons are omnivorous and consume many types of insects, small vertebrates, and vegetation including fruits and flowers. \n\nIV. LIFE CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE:\n\nSexual maturity is reached at one to two years of age. Mature females typically lay clutches of eleven to sixteen oblong leathery eggs in early summer. The eggs are laid in nests dug in sandy soil and the unattended young hatch 3 months later. \n\nV. SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS:\n\nA bulky body and the habit of basking allows them to store heat, making it possible to operate at lower temperatures than other lizards. They can also survive higher temperatures for several hours, since they can regulate body temperature by evaporation. \n\nVI. INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION:\n\nWhen intimidated, they flatten their bodies and stand erect with mouth gaping. The light-colored mouth lining, spines bordering the lower jaw and puffed-out blackish beard give a formidable appearance. This defensive display has earned these lizards the common name of "bearded dragon". \nAggressiveness to other members of the group is shown through "body language". The tip of the tail is slightly curved at the end and the head is bobbed rapidly. Submission is signaled by rotating the arms in a full circular motion, which looks a bit like waving. Ritualistic sparring matches take place in which both animals are in flat postures, beards and tails up and outward; they circle each other, biting at one another's tail, but usually no damage is done. \n\nTheir ability to change shades of color, from light to dark, helps them to regulate body temperature. Color changes can also depend on emotional state, and may also be used for concealment. When injured, sick, or dying the back becomes black and the legs pale yellow. \n\nAustralian desert lizards often make their escape by rising on their hind legs and running bipedally. They cannot run as fast as when using four feet, but perhaps this behavior aids in temperature control. They lift their bodies from the hot ground to lose the heat they generate in running. This reduces the amount of heat they take in from the ground and increases the cooling airflow over their bodies.
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go to the website for the Natural History Museum in Washington DC.  I took my kids there last year and they have skeletal structures for just about any animal you can think of.  Check it out.
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Here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Orca.shtml\nhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0105/orcas.html\nhttp://www.orcanetwork.org/\nhttp://www.orcasisland.org/
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check out the picture :\nhttp://www.edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_61_1.html
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Try this site.  It has a lot of information including a diagram:\n\nhttp://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/phyla/ecdysozoa/nematoda.html