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Different animal species
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Sources & Rights

Evidence stays inspectable.

This registry distinguishes linked research references from media rights. No external animal image is copied into the candidate, so a source page’s text usefulness does not silently become image-reuse permission.

Claim states

source-backed synthesis paraphrases supported institutional material.

editorial lens is ICU’s organization, comparison, or visualization choice.

boundary marks a point where the page refuses a stronger inference.

Media state

Included external animal media: none.

Included ICU-authored visuals: abstract trait constellation, schematic initials/glyphs, structure flow, comparison and taxonomy diagrams.

Future media: requires source-by-source rights review and metadata before integration.

Source registry

  • DAS-SRC-001 · Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-002 · Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-003 · Giant Pacific octopus
    Monterey Bay Aquariuminstitutional educational referencechecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-004 · Peregrine Falcon
    U.S. National Park Servicegovernment educational referencechecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-005 · Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-006 · Platypus
    Australian Museummuseum educational referencechecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-007 · What is a monotreme?
    Australian Museummuseum educational referencechecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-008 · Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-009 · Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-010 · Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-011 · Common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)
    Animal Diversity Web, University of Michiganinstitutional secondary synthesischecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.

  • DAS-SRC-012 · Natural history illustrations
    Biodiversity Heritage Library / Smithsonian Libraries and Archivesdigitized historical primary materialchecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: BHL marks this 1889 item public domain; ICU links to it but does not copy its plates in this candidate.

  • DAS-SRC-013 · Whales and Dolphins
    Smithsonian Oceanmuseum educational referencechecked 2026-09-15

    Rights/use boundary: Linked reference only; no external media copied into ICU.