Animals

• For useful web sites on pets, wild animals conservation and more, see WebLinks > Animals
• For more in-depth biology and zoology web sites see WebLinks > Science and technology > Biology, natural history, zoology or follow links from broader science sites in WebLinks > Science and technology > General
• Look up animals in reference books online, especially in Credo Reference, which includes images and audio clips, and in Oxford Reference Online

Credo Reference includes the 'Encyclopedia of dinosaurs', 'Encyclopedia of insects' and two veterinary dictionaries

Oxford Reference Online includes the 'Encyclopedia of underwater life', the 'Encyclopedia of mammals', 'The new encyclopedia of birds' and 'A dictionary of animal behaviour'

• Find articles, images and web links in Encyclopaedia Britannica online
• The three larger libraries Bedford, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Library each have the major reference work Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia, 2nd edition, in 17 volumes

With articles written by experts and thousands of colour images, the encyclopedia includes insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and more. You can see more details in the publisher's factsheet on 'Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia'

Further information

• Library catalogue
• Contact us - for help to find information, from your local librarians
• 'Enquire' -a 24-hour chat enquiry service from the national People's Network. Local librarians take part in 'Enquire' on a rota basis but it is likely that you would be answered by a librarian from another library service

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