Template:Infobox animal/doc

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.

{{Infobox animal
| name                    = 
| image                   = 
| imagesize               = 
| caption                 = 
| birthname               = 
| othername               = 
| species                 = 
| breed                   = 
| gender                  = 
| birthdate               = 
| birthplace              = 
| deathdate               = 
| deathplace              = 
| restingplace            = 
| restingplacecoordinates = 
| relativeage             = 
| nationality             = 
| occupation              = 
| employer                = 
| role                    = 
| yearsactive             = 
| known                   = 
| tricks                  = 
| awards                  = 
| title                   = 
| term                    = 
| predecessor             = 
| successor               = 
| owner                   = 
| parents                 = 
| children                = 
| weight                  = 
| height                  = 
| appearance              = 
| namedafter              = 
| website                 = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	The given name of the animal. Use the common name. If left blank it changes to the name of the article.
bgcolour	Colour of the top banner. Default is silver.
image	Image file name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[Image:abc.jpg]] or [[Image:abc.jpg|200px]].
imagesize	The size of the image. For example, 150px.
caption	Image caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
birthname	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 gender of the animal.
birthdate	Date of birth. Consider using {{birth date and age}} if the animal is living, otherwise use {{birth date}}.
birthplace	Place of birth: town, city, state, country.
deathdate	Date of death. Consider using {{death date and age}}.
deathplace	Place of death: town, city, state, country.
restingplace	Name of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc.
restingplacecoordinates	Coordinates of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc. using {{coord}} with display=inline,title. For graves, please be as precise as possible.
relativeage	The relative age of the animal in human terms (current age if still alive, age at death if not).
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.
yearsactive	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.
award	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.
parents	The names of the animal's notable parent(s) (<br />).
children	The names of especially notable children 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/].