# Welcome to Aeterna Animalia — Turn Your Animal Photos into Impact & Income *Published: October 4, 2025* Have you ever snapped a photo of a pet, a bird in your backyard, or a wild animal on a hike and wondered how it could do more than live on your phone? **Aeterna Animalia** is a marketplace where animal images can earn Pi and support conservation. Upload, license, sell ownership, or bid in premium auctions when they launch — and help protect the animals in the process. --- ## What is Aeterna Animalia? Aeterna Animalia is a two-sided marketplace for animal images. Creators upload images and can: - Earn from **licensing** (sell usage rights for images), - Sell **copyright ownership**, and - Participate in **premium auctions** (coming soon) for curated image bundles donated by conservation partners. We connect creators, buyers, and conservation organizations. A portion of proceeds from selected sales and future auctions goes directly to conservation groups. --- ## Mainnet launch — where we are today Aeterna Animalia is now live on mainnet. You can upload images, list them for licensing or ownership transfer, earn Credits, and prepare for auctions that will be announced when ready. We encourage contributors to verify images, report issues, and share feedback as the platform grows. --- ## How it works — quick overview 1. **Upload your animal photos**. 2. **List for licensing or ownership** — set license terms or an ownership sale price. 3. **Earn Credits** when images are licensed or sold. (Credits are the app’s internal accounting unit.) 4. **Request a payout** to convert Credits into Pi (see payout rules below). 5. **Bid in auctions** (coming soon): curated bundles donated by conservation partners will be offered once auction mechanics and partners are finalized. 6. Buyers can browse the [market](/market) to license images or purchase ownership. --- ## Fees & transparency We keep our fees straightforward: - **Licensing:** 10% commission on license sales (you keep 90%). - **Ownership transfers:** 5% commission on copyright sales. - **Auctions:** 5% commission on the winning bid (auctions coming soon). All amounts displayed in the app are **net of platform fees** so you always know what you’ll receive. --- ## Auctions — what to expect Premium auctions will feature curated bundles donated by conservation groups. When auctions launch, expect the full rules and schedule to be published on the Auction Info page. Current planned mechanics include: - Bidding may require a deposit (example: **10 Pi**). - Winning bidders will be expected to complete payment within **24 hours** of auction close; failure to pay may result in forfeiture of the deposit and the next-highest bidder becoming the winner. - Deposits can be withdrawn unless tied to an active bid; withdrawal rules will be published with auction details. - A portion of auction proceeds will go directly to the donating conservation partner. Learn more about auction rules and procedures on the [Auction Info](/auction) page when available. --- ## Credits, payouts, and account notes - Earnings are recorded as **Credits** in your account. A payout request converts your available Credits into a Pi disbursement. - **Payouts are processed daily**; allow up to **24 hours** for the Pi disbursement to arrive under normal conditions. - The platform **does not custodially hold Pi** for users — Credits are an internal balance; payout requests instruct the platform to remit the equivalent Pi amount. - Payouts may be delayed or withheld where necessary if a transaction or content violates the [Terms of Service](/tos) or for other legal reasons. If a payo