Infobox animal

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Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional and unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}|{{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Other name(s)	{{{othername}}}
Species	{{{species}}}
Breed	{{{breed}}}
Sex	{{{gender}}}
Born	{{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}}
Hatched	{{{hatch_name}}} {{{hatch_date}}} {{{hatch_place}}}
Died	{{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}}
Cause of death	{{{death_cause}}}
Resting place	{{{resting_place}}} {{{resting_place_coordinates}}}
Nation from	{{{nationality}}}
Occupation	{{{occupation}}}
Employer	{{{employer}}}
Notable role	{{{role}}}
Years active	{{{years_active}}}
Known for	{{{known_for}}}
Training	{{{tricks}}}
Term	{{{term}}}
Predecessor	{{{predecessor}}}
Successor	{{{successor}}}
Owner	{{{owner}}}
Residence	{{{residence}}}
Parent(s)	{{{parents}}}
Mate(s)	{{{mate}}}
Offspring	{{{children}}}
Weight	Template:ConvinfoboxTemplate:Infobox person/weight
Height	Template:ConvinfoboxTemplate:Infobox person/height
Appearance	{{{appearance}}}
Named after	{{{namedafter}}}
Awards	{{{awards}}}
{{{module}}}
{{{module2}}}
{{{module3}}}
{{{module4}}}
{{{module5}}}
{{{website}}}
Notes {{{footnotes}}}

{{Infobox animal
| name                    = 
| image                   = 
| image_upright           = 
| caption                 = 
| othername               = 
| species                 = 
| breed                   = 
| gender                  = 
| birth_name              = <!-- (or hatch_name= value; for non-mammals) -->
| birth_date              = <!-- (or hatch_date= value; for non-mammals) -->
| birth_place             = <!-- (or hatch_place= value; for non-mammals)-->
| death_date              = 
| death_place             = 
| death_cause             =
| resting_place           = 
| resting_place_coordinates = 
| nationality             = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| occupation              = 
| employer                = 
| role                    = 
| years_active            = 
| known_for               = 
| tricks                  = 
| awards                  = 
| title                   = 
| term                    = 
| predecessor             = 
| successor               = 
| owner                   = 
| residence               = 
| parents                 = 
| mate                    = 
| children                = 
| weight                  = 
| height                  = 
| appearance              = 
| namedafter              = 
| module                  = 
| module2                 = 
| module3                 = 
| module4                 = 
| module5                 = 
| website                 = 
| footnotes               = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	The given name of the animal. Use the animal's common name, typically the name of article, if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article.
image	Image file name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]].
image_size	For example, 150px
image_upright	Image scaling factor, e.g. 1.2 for 120%
caption	Photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
birth_name	Name at birth if it has changed since birth.
othername	Other appellation(s) that the animal has been known by.
species	The scientific (aka "Latin") species name of the animal.
breed	The breed of the animal.
gender	The sex of the animal.
birth_date	Date of birth. Consider using {{birth date and age}} if the animal is living, otherwise use {{birth date}}.
birth_place	Place of birth: town, city, state, country.
death_date	Date of death. Consider using {{death date and age}}.
death_place	Place of death: town, city, state, country.
death_cause	Should be clearly defined, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability
resting_place	Name of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	Coordinates of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc. using {{coord}} with display=inline,title. For graves, please be as precise as possible.
nationality	The country the animal is from.
occupation	The occupation(s) animal is known for, e.g. pet, mouser, actor.
employer	The employer of the animal.
role	If the animal is/was an actor, insert any famous roles the animal is known for.
years_active	The years that the animal was active in its career. Use the format: year of first professional performance–year of final professional appearance Note: If still active, use "present" in place of the end year.
known	A brief description of why the animal is notable.
tricks	Notable tricks the animal has been trained to perform.
awards	Any awards won.
title	Any title the animal has held.
term	The years the animal held the title listed above.
predecessor	The name of the animal who previously held the title listed above.
successor	The name of the animal who subsequently held the title listed above.
owner	The animal's owner.
residence	Place of residence
parents	The names of the animal's notable parent(s) (<br />).
mate	The names of especially notable mate(s) of the animal(<br />).
children	The names of especially notable offspring of the animal(<br />).
weight	The weight of the animal (should also include the date).
height	The height of the animal (should also include the date).
appearance	The appearance of the animal.
namedafter	Who or what the animal was named after.
website	The animal's official website. Use only the link such as http://www.example.com/. Do not use syntax such as [http://www.example.com/].
module module2 module3 module4 module5	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.

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