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Animal photographs

Alabama — Yellowhammer (northern flicker)

Attribution: Barbara Schelkle
Source file: Alabama__08.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 3740x2990 to the region 0,0 to 3740,2486 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Alaska — Moose

Attribution: Ryan Hagerty
Source file: Alaska__R12.jpg
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 4992x3328 to the region 0,0 to 4992,3319 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Alberta — Great horned owl

Attribution: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Source file: Alberta__07.jpg
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 4608x3456 to the region 0,0 to 4608,3063 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Arizona — Ringtail

Attribution: Víctor Alonso Hernández González
Source file: Arizona__R11.jpg
License: CC BY 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 1536x2048 to the region 302,672 to 1454,1440 (chosen by hand), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Arkansas — Northern mockingbird

Attribution: Rhododendrites
Source file: Arkansas__09.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 4843x3456 to the region 0,194 to 4843,3413 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

British Columbia — Kermode "spirit" bear

Attribution: Maximilian Helm from Dresden, Deutschland
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3872x2592 to the region 0,0 to 3872,2574 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

California — California quail

Attribution: Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California
Source file: California__04.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3562x2377 to the region 0,0 to 3562,2368 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Colorado — Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep

Attribution: dw_ross
Source file: Colorado__09.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 1807x1332 to the region 0,131 to 1807,1332 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Connecticut — Siberian Husky

Attribution: Randi Hausken
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3872x2592 to the region 0,0 to 3872,2574 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Delaware — Horseshoe crab

Attribution: Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Source file: Delaware__08.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 8688x5792 to the region 0,0 to 8688,5776 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

District of Columbia — Wood thrush

Attribution: Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 1296x1706 to the region 0,225 to 1296,1087 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Florida — Florida panther

Attribution: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region
Source file: Florida__08.jpg
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 1800x1200 to the region 0,0 to 1800,1197 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Georgia — Gopher tortoise

Attribution: http://www.birdphotos.com
Source file: Georgia__12.jpg
License: CC BY 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2442x1422 to the region 99,0 to 2238,1422 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Hawaii — Hawaiian monk seal

Attribution: N3kt0n
Source file: Hawaii__06.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2029x1348 to the region 1,0 to 2029,1348 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Idaho — Appaloosa horse

Attribution: Jean from Shelbyville, KY
Source file: Idaho__04.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3888x2592 to the region 0,0 to 3888,2585 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Illinois — Monarch butterfly

Attribution: Thomas Bresson
Source file: Illinois__01.jpg
License: CC BY 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2956x2561 to the region 0,327 to 2956,2292 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Indiana — Northern cardinal

Attribution: The Cosmonaut
Source file: Indiana__09.jpg
Changes: Cropped from 4000x2624 to the region 0,0 to 3947,2624 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Iowa — American goldfinch

Attribution: Paul Danese
Source file: Iowa__08.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 5099x3400 to the region 0,10 to 5099,3400 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Ireland — Red deer

Attribution: Lviatour
Source file: Ireland__09.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2349x2349 to the region 0,31 to 2349,1593 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Kentucky — Thoroughbred

Attribution: Opittman
Source file: Kentucky__S01.jpg
License: CC0
Changes: Cropped from 2048x1536 to the region 0,156 to 2048,1517 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Manitoba — Great grey owl

Attribution: Cephas
Source file: Manitoba__11.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 3984x3064 to the region 0,99 to 3984,2747 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Maryland — Chesapeake Bay retriever

Attribution: Original uploader was Keith Rousseau at en.wikipedia
Source file: Maryland__05.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 3324x2544 to the region 0,0 to 3324,2210 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Massachusetts — Atlantic cod

Attribution: Wilhelm Thomas Fiege
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 3400x2268 to the region 0,0 to 3400,2260 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Montana — Grizzly bear

Attribution: Clément Bardot
Source file: Montana__12.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 4447x2737 to the region 0,0 to 4117,2737 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

North Dakota — Nokota horse

Attribution: François Marchal
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2048x1536 to the region 0,175 to 2048,1536 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Ohio — Spotted salamander

Attribution: Peter Paplanus
Source file: Ohio__R07.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3858x2544 to the region 31,0 to 3858,2544 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Oregon — American beaver

Attribution: lwolfartist
Source file: Oregon__R12.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 4496x3000 to the region 1044,883 to 3212,2328 (chosen by hand), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Quebec — Snowy owl

Attribution: Tuxyso
Source file: Quebec__09.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 1949x2599 to the region 0,0 to 1949,1296 (chosen by hand), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

South Dakota — Coyote

Attribution: USFWS Pacific Southwest Region
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 2782x2274 to the region 0,169 to 2782,2018 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Texas — Nine-banded armadillo

Attribution: Rhododendrites
Source file: Texas__01.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Cropped from 3120x2386 to the region 0,0 to 3120,2074 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Vermont — Brook trout

Attribution: James St. John
Source file: Vermont__R04.jpg
License: CC BY 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 3386x1830 to the region 257,0 to 3010,1830 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Washington — Orca

Attribution: Robert Pittman (NOAA)
Source file: Washington__R15.jpg
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 2186x1453 to the region 0,0 to 2186,1453 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

West Virginia — American black bear

Attribution: HBarrison
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Changes: Cropped from 2281x1525 to the region 0,0 to 2281,1516 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Wisconsin — American badger

Attribution: Yathin S Krishnappa
Source file: Wisconsin__R07.jpg
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Cropped from 2124x1416 to the region 0,0 to 2124,1412 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Wyoming — American bison

Attribution: Jim Carr, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Source file: Wyoming__S01.jpg
License: Public domain
Changes: Cropped from 1200x800 to the region 0,2 to 1200,800 (chosen by measurement), then resized to 352x234 and re-encoded as JPEG. No other change.
Recorded: 2026-09-22

Flags

Flag SVGs

License: MIT License
Usage: Individual SVG files vendored into public/flags/, one per place, named by that place's slug. US states and the District of Columbia come from the set's us/ directory, the ten Canadian provinces from ca/, and Australia, Ireland and Panama from country-4x3/.
We rely on the upstream project's license declaration. If a rights-holder believes any asset is improperly licensed, we will remove and replace it promptly.

Textures

Wood051 — Color/Albedo map

Attribution: ambientCG
Source file: Wood051
License: CC0 1.0
Changes: Color map only (Normal/Roughness/Displacement/AO discarded, unused by a flat CSS background); tiled as the arrival homepage/join/auth background, darkened with a translucent scrim.
Recorded: 2026-07-06

Metal042B — Color/Albedo map

Attribution: ambientCG
Source file: Metal042B
License: CC0 1.0
Changes: Color map only, desaturated to greyscale, resized for web delivery and given a fixed 5% alpha channel; tiled as the faint rolled-steel grain over every page.
Recorded: 2026-07-06