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Animals

Winter in the woods

Winter in the Woods Interactive

Interactives

Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.

Marianne Parent headshot taken outside with trees in the background

Marianne Parent (she/her)

Career Profiles

Veterinarian and PhD Candidate (Animal Epidemiology)

I am a doctor to cats and dogs, as well as some other animals, such as parrots and rabbits. I also do research into a parasite of farmed salmon.
Image header for the Living In A Warming World interactive

Living In A Warming World Interactive

Interactives

Lexie is on a mission to help these animals with their Climate Change challenges.

Jo-Anne McArthur

Jo-Anne McArthur (she/her)

Career Profiles

Photojournalist, Founder

I operate a non-profit media organization that shows the lives of animals in pictures.
portrait de Brock Fenton

Brock Fenton (he/him)

Career Profiles

Emeritus Professor

I study bats around the world.
Front cover of Living In A Warming World

Living In A Warming World

Interactives

A pdf eBook focusing on Canadian animals and how they adapt to different conditions, introducing the impacts of climate change.

Bee pollinating blueberry flowers

Bee Helpers

Lessons

Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.

Lynn Henderson avec un chien berger allemand

Lynn Henderson (she/her)

Veterinarian, Clinician, and College Professor

I am a small animal veterinarian serving animal health in a variety of capacities.
Dre. Kayley McCubbin

Dr. Kayley McCubbin

Research Veterinarian

Unlike veterinarians who take care of pets, I do research to help improve the health of dairy cattle.
Nia Gibson avec Collin, une tortue mouchetée

Nia Gibson

Learning & Engagement Coordinator

Aerial view of a wetland

Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands

Backgrounders

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

Eric with hula hoop

ScienceXplosion - The Circle of Life

Interactives

In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!

Kendall Wyman au travail à la clinique vétérinaire

Kendall Wyman

Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student

Kendall Wyman is an Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student at Atlantic Veterinary College.
Dragonfly

What is an Insect?

Interactives

The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.

Comparison of a brachiosaurus and a person

How Large Were Dinosaurs?

Lessons

Students develop their observation and comparing and contrasting skills as they explore the size of dinosaurs.