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We are working to become a proper home base for Naturalists, both amateur and professional.

This site is big. As of Thursday, July 02, 2009, this site is home to 2,644,396 web pages describing 1,295,904 animals, 1,104,107 plants, 193,858 fungi, 17,567 chromista, 16,058 protozoa, 16,113 bacteria, and 496 viruses. Pages contain 282,015 photos taken by 1,389 photographers, 1,471 sound recordings, and definitions of 236,201 terms. 86,808 Large photos can be zoomed and panned.

We have gathered a total of 127,715,647 field observations from 28,481 data sets and 1,547 data providers which show latitude and longitude, from which we have generated 291,794 State Maps, 1,465,445 Country Maps, 450,691 Google maps showing up to 200 sightings each, and 450,691 Google Earth maps showing all sightings. Click on a pinpoint on one of these maps, and you'll learn more about that observation.

Top Menu

• Home. This menu item contains a link to this overview page, a link to the home page for the ZipcodeZoo Rangers, a registration page where you can provide your location, and a link to the 2050Project, our effort to explore the future of the planet. The page you are on contains a tab for "My Home", your personal home page. On this page, everyone will see info on invasive species, species that are threatened, and all species that live in this area. Visitors from the U.S. will also see zipcode demographics, local attractions for naturalists, and the local weather. The "Activities" tab allows you to watch ZipcodeZoo develop behind the scenes.
• List & Find. Finding just the right species in all of this can be like finding a needle in a haystack. A Proximity Lister and a Region Lister will help you find plants or animals in a geographic area of interest. PlantFinder offers 19 criteria to narrow your selection of plants. PlantFinder's database currently includes 1,555,827 attributes for 209,411 of the 1,104,107 plants on this site. BirdFinder uses location and includes 102,204 attributes for 4,753 of the 49,133 birds on this site. ButterflyFinder uses lookup info and photos for 2,308 different butterflies, skippers, and moths of the 271,314 on this site. The LifeList option takes you to your LifeList page.
• Indexes. Indexes for each Kingdom provide links by Common Name or Scientific Name. There is also an index to all text, photos, and maps for 173,245 taxonomic groups, from Domain and Kingdom down to Genus.
• CritterID. Have a plant or animal that you want to identify? Now you have two ways to do this. The CritterID Forum is a place where you can submit photos, sounds, or movies for identification, and help others identify what they have seen. Key and Index to Taxa will help you sort through the taxonomy of some plant or animal, starting with Kingdom, and then navigating through Phylum, Class, Order, and Family. Information and photos help with the job.
• Multimedia. This menu includes links to great podcasts, slideshows, and videos.
• Quiz. Try your hand at one of 14 crossword puzzles, or try matching sound to picture for birds, fish, mammals, and amphibians.
• About. Learn more about ZipcodeZoo, our photographers, Curators, RSS Feeds, data sources, Terms of Service, and more.
• Legal. Read about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• Search. The Search box at the top of every page uses our Soundex algorithm to quickly find any of over 3 million scientific names and terms. If this doesn't find what you are looking for, you can do a full-text search of the 2,644,396 pages on this site using either the ZipcodeZoo or the Google search engine.

Bottom Menu

• Edit this Page. All pages which present information about a species include this button. A click will allow you to edit (add, subtract, or change text) for 18 animal fields and numerous plant fields. Your suggestions are usually reviewed within an hour or so, and accepted changes are then immediately posted.
• Upload an Image. All pages which present information about a plant or animal include this button. If you have a photo that is positively this critter, a click will take you to a simple form, where you can upload a photo you've taken, and get that photo posted on ZipcodeZoo.
• Print this Page. This invokes your print dialog.
• Bookmark this Page. Add the page to your favorites list, in any folder you wish.
• Mail this Link. Send the link, along with your message, to a friend.
• Update My LifeList. All pages which present information about a plant or animal include this button. LifeList tracks the plants and animals you've seen, where you've seen them, and when you've seen them. All you need do is register before using it.
• Report a Problem. An easy way to tell the webmaster about a problem you've found on the page in which this button appears.

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