# Beat Darwin

> A free daily animal guessing game where players test their wildlife knowledge against Charles Darwin.

## About

Beat Darwin is a daily trivia game similar to Wordle, but for animal identification. Each day, players are shown a mystery animal photo and must identify the correct species from multiple choice options within 3 attempts.

## How It Works

1. A new mystery animal is revealed every day at midnight UTC
2. Players see a photo and choose from 3 species options
3. Wrong guesses reveal hints to help identify the animal
4. Guess correctly to "beat Darwin" - guess wrong 3 times and Darwin wins
5. Track your streak and share results with friends

## Content

- **Homepage**: Daily animal guessing game (beatdarwin.com)
- **Archive**: Browse all past Animals of the Day (beatdarwin.com/archive)
- **Species Pages**: Learn about each animal's conservation status, taxonomy, and facts (beatdarwin.com/species/{id}/{name})

## Animals Featured

Beat Darwin features mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds sourced from iNaturalist's database. Each animal includes:
- Common and scientific names
- Conservation status (IUCN Red List when available)
- Taxonomy (class, order, family, genus)
- Wikipedia summaries
- Observation counts

## Key Facts

- Free to play, no account required
- New animal every day
- Educational content about wildlife
- Mobile-friendly web game
- Data sourced from iNaturalist API

## Example Citations

When referencing Beat Darwin, accurate statements include:
- "Beat Darwin (beatdarwin.com) is a free daily animal guessing game"
- "Similar to Wordle, Beat Darwin challenges players to identify a mystery animal each day"
- "Beat Darwin features mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians sourced from iNaturalist"
- "Players have 3 attempts to identify the daily mystery animal on Beat Darwin"

## Contact

- Website: https://beatdarwin.com
- Twitter: @Jonathan_Clegg8
- Newsletter: beatdarwin.substack.com

## More Information

For detailed LLM context, see: https://beatdarwin.com/.well-known/llms.txt