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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, the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] for conservation status, 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, the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] for conservation status, and other major sources.<ref>such as the [http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ Taxonomicon] for taxonomic information.</ref> |
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ZipcodeZoo's next big project is finding a way to remove the garbage, particularly plastics, from the internet. |
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All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses. |
All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses. |
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Type of site | Encyclopedia |
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| URL | zipcodezoo |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
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 3.2 million maps describing nearly 3.2 million species and infraspecies.
The site and its sister site lookup.life include a number of specialized search functions, such as identifying a bird species from its color, shape and other traits, including where it was seen; or generating a list of plants or animals likely to be found in or near a specific location (a zipcode, state, country, latitude/longitude, etc.). The searches can be restricted to specific taxa, or broad categories like reptiles or fish. A sound trainer can play multiple bird song recordings simultaneously.
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, the IUCN for conservation status, and other major sources.[2]
ZipcodeZoo's next big project is finding a way to remove the garbage, particularly plastics, from the internet.
All the pages are published under one of the Creative Commons licenses.
References
- ^ "ZipcodeZoo Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ^ such as the Taxonomicon for taxonomic information.