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Go dancing cheek to beak with the wildlife at Alley Pond, one of NYC's great nature sites. They offer dozens of classes for kids on animals - birds, bears, groundhogs, farms animals, foxes, reptiles and others: www.alleypond.com

The American Museum of Natural History and its Hall of BioDiversity also has on-site programs, classes and clubs for City kids who want to learn more about the animal kingdom: www.amnh.org

No need to wait for a class, though. Head to the Bronx Zoo today and get an eyeful of animals. All the information about visiting the zoo, as well as its history, profiles of its animals and controlled habitats, fun animal facts, and information on the World Conservation Society (headquartered at Bronx Zoo)is online: www.bronxzoo.com

The World Conservation Society's Central Park Web site provides information about the Park's zoo as well as some history of animals in captivity in NYC and information on its classes for kids: wcs.org/home/zoos/centralpark

The National Wildlife Federation's site for kids groups its activities and games by age group - 1 to 3, 3 to 7, 7 to 13, and 13 +: www.nwf.org/kids

New York City's Audubon Web site devoted to the birds of NYC and where to find them today is at www.nycas.org

The New York State's Audubon site includes information on the Hudson Valley habitat and ongoing state-wide conservation issues plus "Audubon Adventure" kits which include tons of hands-on materials and games for K-8: ny.audubon.org

The Wildlife Conservation Society's site for kids can be found at www.kidsgowild.com

ANIMAL G A M E S
 
ANIMAL F A C T S !

There are about 100,000 licensed dogs in New York and probably about 500,000 without licenses.

It's a pretty good bet that all the pets in New York out number all the humans.

One mother rat can have 150 baby rats a year.

There are more than 20 squirrels per acre of open space in New York.

Rats outnumber squirrels in New York by about 100 to 1.

In 1900, 150,000 horses lived in New York City. And plenty of pigs, cows, and goats, too.

Horseshoe crabs have been on earth for 250 million years.

Over 250 birds migrate through Central Park every year.