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48 REAL ANIMALS

Animal photo credits

Every reference image is openly licensed or in the public domain. Oddling keeps the creator, license and original source attached so the drawing prompt never becomes a copyright mystery.

Library copies were resized, center-cropped and converted to 1200×800 WebP for faster reference viewing. No other edits were made.

A real red panda reference photograph

red panda

"Red Panda" by Mathias Appel is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real capybara reference photograph

capybara

"Battle-scarred capybara" by Nagarjun is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real snow leopard reference photograph

snow leopard

"Free leopard snow image" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real axolotl reference photograph

axolotl

"Axolotl" by Eike Roemer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real secretary bird reference photograph

secretary bird

Secretarybird photo by Sumeet Moghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0
A real pangolin reference photograph

pangolin

"Pangolin" by flowcomm is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real harvest mouse reference photograph

harvest mouse

"Fulvous harvest mouse" by USFWS Mountain Prairie is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Source PDM 1.0
A real manta ray reference photograph

manta ray

"Manta ray at Palmyra Atoll" by USFWS Pacific is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Source PDM 1.0
A real fennec fox reference photograph

fennec fox

Fennec fox photo by Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real moose reference photograph

moose

"Moose at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge" by USFWS Mountain Prairie is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Source PDM 1.0
A real sea turtle reference photograph

sea turtle

"Sea Turtle" by Jeremy Bishop is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real wombat reference photograph

wombat

"Shy Wombat at Bonorong by Liv, January 2023" by thomasswilliams is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real mantis shrimp reference photograph

mantis shrimp

"2024 siladen peacock mantis shrimpdetails" by q.phia is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real llama reference photograph

llama

"Llama Cabárceno" by meanwhile_pics_ is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real komodo dragon reference photograph

komodo dragon

"Komodo Dragon" by wwarby is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real barn owl reference photograph

barn owl

Barn owl photo by Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0
A real hammerhead shark reference photograph

hammerhead shark

Hammerhead shark photo by Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY 3.0
A real rabbit reference photograph

rabbit

"Rabbit Wildlife" by Quintin is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real shoebill reference photograph

shoebill

"Shoebill couple1" by frank wouters from antwerpen, belgium , België , Belgique is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real wolf reference photograph

wolf

"Wolf, wildlife background" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real chameleon reference photograph

chameleon

"Chameleon" by Ziad FMA is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real seahorse reference photograph

seahorse

"Yellow seahorse close up" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real frog reference photograph

frog

"Frog wildlife animal" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real raven reference photograph

raven

Common raven photo by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0
A real giraffe reference photograph

giraffe

"Young Giraffe, Kenya" by Rod Waddington is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Source CC BY-SA 2.0
A real rosy maple moth reference photograph

rosy maple moth

"Rosy maple moth at the visitor center" by WrightBrosNPS is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Source PDM 1.0
A real otter reference photograph

otter

North American river otter photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source Public domain
A real gecko reference photograph

gecko

"Green Gecko" by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real elephant reference photograph

elephant

African bush elephant photo by Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0
A real lynx reference photograph

lynx

"Free lynx, wildlife image" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real goat reference photograph

goat

"Mountain goat, animal portrait" by National Park Service is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real caracal reference photograph

caracal

"Caracal on the road, early morning in Kgalagadi (36173878220)" by Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real deer reference photograph

deer

"Deer Wildlife" by Jordan Whitt is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real marbled cat reference photograph

marbled cat

Marbled cat photo by Johan Embréus ( Embreus ( talk )), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY 3.0
A real blue whale reference photograph

blue whale

"Free whale surfacing image" is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real flamingo reference photograph

flamingo

"Flamingos" by sandro349 is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real kangaroo reference photograph

kangaroo

"Australia Kangaroo" by Ethan Brooke is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real crocodile reference photograph

crocodile

Saltwater crocodile photo by Obtained from Molly Ebersold of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source Public domain
A real crab reference photograph

crab

"Fiddler Crab at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Source PDM 1.0
A real cheetah reference photograph

cheetah

"Cheetah, Maasai Mara" by . Ray in Manila is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

Source CC BY 2.0
A real penguin reference photograph

penguin

"Penguin Wildlife" by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real ostrich reference photograph

ostrich

Common ostrich photo by Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0
A real brown bear reference photograph

brown bear

Brown bear photo by Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 3.0
A real peacock reference photograph

peacock

"Peacock Bird" by Dean Nahum is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/.

Source CC0 1.0
A real squirrel reference photograph

squirrel

Eastern gray squirrel photo by JeffreyGammon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Source CC BY-SA 4.0