May 23: Carl Linnaeus

On this day in 1707, Carl Linnaeus was born in Sweden. Linnaeus was a botanist, physician, and zoologist who formalized the modern system of naming organisms called binomial nomenclature.

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Animal Videos

Animal Videos from the ClipVideo ETC website. These short clips can be downloaded and used in student projects.

Plant Videos

Plant videos from the ClipVideo ETC website. These short clips can be downloaded and used in student projects.

Animal Illustrations

Over 10,000 illustrations of animals from the ClipArt ETC website. Some of the larger categories and sub-categories (and the number of items) include:

Plant Illustrations

Over 9,000 illustrations of plants from the ClipArt ETC website. Some of the larger categories and sub-categories (and the number of items) include:

Animal Photographs

Over 3,500 photographs of animals from the ClipPix ETC website. Some of the larger categories and sub-categories (and the number of items) include:

Plant Photographs

Over 6,000 photographs of plants from the ClipPix ETC website. Some of the larger categories and sub-categories (and the number of items) include: