Ever notice how much your little house cat acts like a big lion? What do they have in common? What relationship is there between a lioness and the purr-bucket that shares your life? This science safari is all about the Big Cats. Find out what big cat species only exist now in zoos and preserves, like the White Tiger. Ready to go? Here's some cool big cat links for you!

The Discovery Channel's new show, Leopard's Son is a true tale of the birth, growth and coming of age for a leopard cub in Africa's Serengeti. You'll see wild animals -- not trained or domesticated -- stunningly photographed in their own habitat and living the real story of their lives. Beginning helpless at his mother's side, the Leopard Son learns through trial and error the elements of protection, the hunt and survival.

Filled with "purrfect" fun, this exciting new exhibition traces the natural history of the cat from wild, exotic felines to America's number one pet. Check out the Cats Wild to Mild website! Some of the topics they cover include: the design of a cat, their evolution, predators from the past, the basic blueprint of a cat, how cats hunt, run and jump, what cat senses are like and how they work, why cats are the funny colors and patterns they are, the problems of extinction, and why humans and cats live together!

Looking for speed? With non-retractable claws and special paw pads for traction, and a spine that works like a spring, Cheetah's can move at 71 mph (114 kph) for about 300 yards (274 m). Wild Things presents the Cheetah Spot, with everything you want to know about this fantastic cat.

Lion Safari! is a Canadian owned conservation park with a very different way of showing off their animals. The visitor is caged in the car, and the animals roam in 2 to 20 hectare (5 to 50 acre) reserves.

Tigers! is all about the different species of Tigers, including the rare Indochinese tiger.

Earth Day

Help the Animals! Do Something
to Save the Earth

Sometimes the world's problems seem enormous. But with knowledge and determination, each person can make a big difference in the future of planet earth.

The Young People's Resource Center has lots of things you can do, history, and ideas about how to save the Earth!

Working together on the Internet, thousands of school children from 315 schools decorated over 121,049 paper grocery bags to celebrate Earth Day and increase environmental awareness. These bags were passed out (filled with groceries) to shoppers at grocery stores on Earth Day. At this site you can read all the reports from participating schools and check out the Earth Day Groceries Project!

March for Parks is the nation's largest walking event for parks and open spaces, and the largest and longest-running annual nationwide Earth Day event. So, find out how to Save your local park! Celebrate Earthday!

If you only go to one site, let it be this one! Wilderness Org's Earth Day Celebration