Credit
This site depends on two principle resources: Wikipedia and iNaturalist.
Taxon icons
The taxon icons (plantae, aves, etc.) are hosted by PhyloPic.
Learn the Planet thanks the following people for their icons:
- Andy Wilson (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
- Margot Michaud (Melinaea ludovica)
- Maija Karala (Equus hemionus)
- Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy (Tarentola mauritanica)
- Ferran Sayol (Cuculidae)
- Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy (Indirana chiravasi)
- T. Michael Keesey ( Palaeoniscum freieslebeni)
- Katie Collins (Yoldiella phillipiana)
- Carlo De Rito (Boletus edulis)
- Scott Hartman (Bolinopsis infundibulum)
- Michael Scroggie (Nephila edulis)
Taxa photo credits and licencing
All taxa photographs used on this site are sourced from iNaturalist and are used under Creative Commons licences or are in the public domain (CC0). We respect the rights of photographers and only use images with permissive licences that allow educational and non-commercial use.
This is a non-profit educational platform dedicated to nature education, species identification, and citizen science, and will always remain free to use. Photos are used solely to supplement educational articles and enhance learning through visual recognition exercises and tests.
We acknowledge and thank the iNaturalist community of photographers whose contributions make this educational resource possible. Individual photo attributions and licence information are displayed by clicking on images where technically feasible (note: this feature is not available during interactive tests to preserve the testing experience).
NB Photos that have the "All rights reserved" licence or null (i.e. no licence stipulated), are excluded.
Photos with the following licences are included:
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These licences allow educational and non-commercial use while respecting photographers' rights.
If you are a photographer and have concerns about the use of your image, please contact us at danhartleybcn@gmail.com.
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