Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the animal kingdom, renowned for its detailed species accounts, illustrations, and contributions to zoological knowledge and wildlife conservation awareness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia canonical | 1 |
| Grzimeks Tierleben | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9971961 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Context triple: [Bernhard Grzimek, notableWork, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia]
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A.
The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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B.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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C.
The Guinness Book of Animal Records
The Guinness Book of Animal Records is a reference book that compiles and describes extreme and unusual achievements and characteristics found across the animal kingdom.
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D.
The Bedside Book of Beasts
The Bedside Book of Beasts is a nature-themed anthology by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that explores humanity’s complex relationship with wild animals through literature, myth, and art.
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E.
De animalibus
De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Target entity description: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the animal kingdom, renowned for its detailed species accounts, illustrations, and contributions to zoological knowledge and wildlife conservation awareness.
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A.
The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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B.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
-
C.
The Guinness Book of Animal Records
The Guinness Book of Animal Records is a reference book that compiles and describes extreme and unusual achievements and characteristics found across the animal kingdom.
-
D.
The Bedside Book of Beasts
The Bedside Book of Beasts is a nature-themed anthology by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that explores humanity’s complex relationship with wild animals through literature, myth, and art.
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E.
De animalibus
De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedia
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reference work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Grzimeks Tierleben
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linked to:
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
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| contains |
bibliographies
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distribution maps ⓘ illustrations ⓘ species accounts ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
wildlife conservation awareness
ⓘ
zoological knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
animal behavior
ⓘ
animal classification ⓘ animal ecology ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific literature
ⓘ
wildlife reference ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
scientific illustrators
ⓘ
wildlife biologists ⓘ zoologists ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
revised edition
ⓘ
updated edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
volume on amphibians
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volume on birds ⓘ volume on fishes ⓘ volume on invertebrates ⓘ volume on mammals ⓘ volume on reptiles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animals
ⓘ
zoology ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bernhard Grzimek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of animal taxa
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detailed species descriptions ⓘ high-quality illustrations ⓘ |
| organizationalScheme | taxonomic classification ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | modern zoological knowledge ⓘ |
| usedAs |
educational resource
ⓘ
zoological reference ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Description of subject: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the animal kingdom, renowned for its detailed species accounts, illustrations, and contributions to zoological knowledge and wildlife conservation awareness.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia