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{{About|the infobox used for specific animals with given names, including individual pets|the animal species|Template:Taxobox#Animal species}}

==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.

{{Parameter names example | name | image | image_size <!-- | image size | imagesize --> | image_upright | alt | caption | othername | species | breed | gender | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | hatch_name | hatch_date | hatch_place | death_date | death_place | death_cause | resting_place | resting_place_coordinates | nationality | occupation | employer | role | years_active | known_for <!-- | known --> | tricks | title | term | predecessor | successor | owner | residence | parents | mate | children <!-- | weight_kg | weight_st | weight_lb --> | weight <!-- | height_cm | height_ft | height_in --> | height | appearance | namedafter | awards | website | module | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | footnotes }}

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{{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             = 
| 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               = 
}}
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== Parameters ==

{| class="wikitable"
! 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 <del><nowiki>[[Image:abc.jpg]]</nowiki></del> or <del><nowiki>[[Image:abc.jpg|200px]]</nowiki></del>.
|-
| 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 {{tl|birth date and age}} if the animal is living, otherwise use {{tl|birth date}}.
|-
| birth_place
| Place of birth: town, city, state, country.
|-
| death_date
| Date of death. Consider using {{tl|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 {{tl|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]], [[wiktionary:mouser|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: <blockquote><nowiki>year of first professional performance</nowiki>–<nowiki>year of final professional appearance</nowiki></blockquote>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 [[animal training|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) (<nowiki><br /></nowiki>).
|-
| mate
| The names of ''especially notable'' mate(s) of the animal(<nowiki><br /></nowiki>).
|-
| children
| The names of ''especially notable'' offspring of the animal(<nowiki><br /></nowiki>).
|-
| 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 <nowiki>http://www.example.com/</nowiki>. Do not use syntax such as <del><nowiki>[http://www.example.com/]</nowiki></del>.
|-
| {{ubl | '''module''' | '''module2''' | '''module3''' | '''module4''' | '''module5'''}}
| Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.
|}

== Microformat ==
{{UF-species}}

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox animal with unknown parameters}}

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