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Milky Way Encyclopedia of Life

This article will truly never be finished. However, leave a comment if you want to see it updated!

The Milky Way Encyclopedia of Life is a digital book that lists every single known species within the Milky Way. This covers every single lifeform from every single planet, other celestial object, and those that inhabit the spacial void itself. The book is accessible from most digital libraries, but does not exist as a tangible object as it would be too large.

The only organisms this book excludes are sophonts. The redacted sections are for animals with no current scientific name.

Teamwork

Fun fact!

The user with the most entries into the Encyclopedia of Life if Avanus Parelli, with 386 million.   A master zoomancer, he has dedicated two hundred years of his three hundred year life contributing to this forum.

This document is a collaboration between hundreds, maybe thousands of civilisations across the galaxy. The foundation was pieced together by razheans, using data stored in Mastermind, then published on a public forum online.

It has been updated by millions of individuals, amateurs and well-versed biologists alike. Every new entry must go through an intense verification process to confirm the legitimacy of this species. This is done by a large team of professional xeno-biologists, master zoomancers.

A to Zoo

As far as organisations go, the A to Zoo has contributed the most. As the biggest zoological collection, charity, and conservation program in the entire Yonderverse, they help manage this forum, and every other galaxy's Encyclopedia of Lifes.

The forum's homepage features a memo from Rox, the A to Zoo's curator.

I have had the joy of running the largest zoological collection the Yonderverse has ever seen, and I have learned a lot in my lifetime.   It is our responsibility, as the dominant species in this vast world, to honour and care for the creatures below us. Our ancestors would have you believe that it is our right to take advantage of every animal and every plant, but that cannot be farther from the truth.   I have learnt from where our ancestors slipped up. We destroyed planets. We damaged ecosystems to the point of no return, we pushed billions of species to extinction.   I want to see us start a new chapter. I want us to live in a world where we cherish each and every creature that walks, swims, flies amongst us. Study them, protect them, defend them.   That is our role in this world.   Please now, take the time to explore this forum, and take in the breadth of the world you live in.
— Rox, curator of the A to Zoo
Location

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Milky Way
Geographic Location | Mar 16, 2025

The largest galaxy in District 2.

A to Zoo
Organization | Jan 26, 2025

The largest zoological collection in the Yonderverse.

Zoomancy
Magic Type | Mar 15, 2025

A field of magic relating to animals.

Razhean
Sophont | Jul 7, 2025

The most plentiful sophonts of the Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies.


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Author's Notes

This is Han's fault. I said I was 7k words away from hitting 800k in the Yonderverse, and she told me to do it in one article. Sooo... here we are.


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Aug 5, 2024 22:15 by CoolG

This is so cool! Can't wait to see it expand (and please rest now)

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Aug 6, 2024 20:53 by Mochi

Thank you so much! I did indeed rest :D

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Aug 5, 2024 22:19 by Owen Davies

oh wow! This is an amazing selection of seeing the animals. PLEASE keep this updated!

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Aug 6, 2024 20:53 by Mochi

Thank youuuu! I will definitely keep coming back to this article :D

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Aug 5, 2024 22:45

This is monumental! I’m impressed by how much you have accomplished.

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Aug 6, 2024 20:53 by Mochi

Thank you so much! It's been many years of species making >:)

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Jan 14, 2025 12:57 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

This is so fun.

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Jan 14, 2025 22:28 by Mochi

Thank you Emy! <3

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Apr 5, 2025 00:40

You should celebrate when this reaches 50,000 words. This is dedication.

Apr 5, 2025 00:40

Also a smart excuse for not writing anything new...

Apr 5, 2025 09:01 by Mochi

hehe, thank you! I'll definitely celebrate!

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Jul 28, 2025 21:40 by Makenzie Turney

Congrats for reaching 1 million words on Yonderverse! You've been doing great! \o/

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Jul 30, 2025 21:17

I want us to live in a world where we cherish each and every creature that walks, swims, flies amongst us. Except brainmites.
— Rox, curator of the A to Zoo

Jul 30, 2025 21:18

Congratulations for 1 mil words. I think you've stolen mine, because I have no words :/

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