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'''ZipcodeZoo''' is a free, online encyclopedia intended to document all living [[species]] and [[infraspecies]] known to science. It is compiled from existing databases. It offers one page for each living species, supplementing text with video, sound, and images where available.
'''ZipcodeZoo''' is a free, online encyclopedia intended to document all living [[species]] and [[infraspecies]] known to science. It is compiled from existing databases. It offers one page for each living species, supplementing text with video, sound, and images where available.


ZipcodeZoo is an online [[database]] that collects the [[natural history]], [[Biological classification|classification]], [[species]] characteristics, [[conservation biology]], and [[Range (biology)|distribution]] [[information]] of thousands of species and [[infraspecies]]. It includes over 800,000 [[photographs]], 50,000 [[video]]s, 160,000 [[media clip|sound clip]]s, and a 3.2 million [[maps]] describing nearly 3.2 million species and infraspecies.
ZipcodeZoo is an online [[database]] that collects the [[natural history]], [[Biological classification|classification]], [[species]] characteristics, [[conservation biology]], and [[Range (biology)|distribution]] [[information]] of thousands of species and [[infraspecies]]. It includes over 800,000 [[photographs]], 50,000 [[video]]s, 160,000 [[media clip|sound clip]]s, and a 3.2 million [[maps]] describing nearly 3.2 million species and infraspecies.


ZipcodeZoo draws on the [[Catalogue of Life]] for its basic species list, the [[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]] for its maps, [[Flickr]] for many of its photos, [[YouTube]] for videos, [[Xeno-canto]] for some of its sound recordings, and other major sources<ref>such as the [http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ Taxonomicon] for taxonomic information.</ref>.
ZipcodeZoo draws on the [[Catalogue of Life]] for its basic species list, the [[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]] for its maps, [[Flickr]] for many of its photos, [[YouTube]] for videos, [[Xeno-canto]] for some of its sound recordings, and other major sources.<ref>such as the [http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ Taxonomicon] for taxonomic information.</ref>


All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses.
All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses.

==References==
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Revision as of 17:43, 15 March 2015

ZipcodeZoo
Type of site
Encyclopedia
Created byDavid Stang
Jim Hetland
URLzipcodezoo.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional

ZipcodeZoo is a free, online encyclopedia intended to document all living species and infraspecies known to science. It is compiled from existing databases. It offers one page for each living species, supplementing text with video, sound, and images where available.

ZipcodeZoo is an online database that collects the natural history, classification, species characteristics, conservation biology, and distribution information of thousands of species and infraspecies. It includes over 800,000 photographs, 50,000 videos, 160,000 sound clips, and a 3.2 million maps describing nearly 3.2 million species and infraspecies.

ZipcodeZoo draws on the Catalogue of Life for its basic species list, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility for its maps, Flickr for many of its photos, YouTube for videos, Xeno-canto for some of its sound recordings, and other major sources.[2]

All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses.

References

  1. ^ "ZipcodeZoo Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  2. ^ such as the Taxonomicon for taxonomic information.