BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists compile 'book of life'

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Scientists compile 'book of life': "Long-snouted aardvarks will rub shoulders with skunk-like zorillas in an ambitious plan to provide a virtual snapshot of life on Earth.
The Encyclopedia of Life project aims to detail all 1.8 million known plant and animal species in a net archive.
Individual species pages will include photographs, video, sound and maps, collected and written by experts. "