Back home Animal Nation is a weekly newspaper graphic about animals. It is written and drawn by myself, Tom Mattix. I have been writing a weekly column about animals for the last eight years. Much of the information is gathered from a wide variety of sources including the Columbus Zoo Education Department in Columbus, Ohio. The main goal of Animal Nation is to educate the viewer on the different aspects of animals including form and function, their habitats and habits and how animals interact with other life.
Reference material is as current as possible especially when referencing status and species counts.
I am not a zoological researcher. I am an infographic reporter with a broad background in writing about zoological topics. Currently the Animal Nation graphic runs in the Sunday comics section of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. I hope you enjoy the features and have fun with the web pages. Many of them have interactive quizzes and games.