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Pedigree, family, and lineage

Select Pedigree on an animal's profile to see its family tree, with each animal's full name and a photo where one has been added. Open Pedigree Studio to explore relatives in more depth, add missing parents when you can edit, or share what others are allowed to see.


See the family tree


  1. Open the animal's profile and select Pedigree. The top line shows how much of the tree is filled in, such as "8 of 14 ancestors known".
  2. Drag to move around the tree. Pinch, or use the zoom buttons, to zoom in and out.
  3. Use the minus and plus buttons beside Generations to show fewer or more generations.


Pedigree tab with ancestors known, Test mating, Open Studio, Generations, Share, Full screen and Options


Cards always show the whole name. Zoomed out, names shrink instead of being cut off. Registration, birth date and color show when there is room. On a phone, tap a card to see its details.


The tabs under the controls give quick reports: Offspring, Siblings, Sire & dam lines, Common ancestors and Completeness.


Select Options to Search this pedigree, show Siblings, turn Show missing parents on or off, highlight repeated ancestors, show or hide Photos, or add Offspring generations. If you can edit the animal, Import pedigree reads parents from a photo or PDF of its papers. On a phone, Share, Full screen and Options are icons beside the generation count.


Pedigree Options with search, Siblings, Show missing parents, Import pedigree, Highlight, Photos and Offspring generations


Test mating lets you pick a sire and a dam and see the pedigree their offspring would have. It is private and does not record a breeding. See Test a mating before you breed.


Open Pedigree Studio


Select Open Studio on the Pedigree tab. Studio works on every screen size, including phones.


Explore the family


  • Pedigree shows ancestry by generation. Family shows the animal's parents, siblings and offspring.
  • Descendants lets you choose how many generations of offspring to show.
  • For Pedigree, choose Tree for a visual tree or List for a scrollable list. Choosing Tree, List or Table from Family switches to Pedigree.
  • Table lists the animals loaded in the current view. It is not a search of every animal on Creatures.


Select a relative to see its details, then choose Show [name]'s pedigree to explore from that animal. When Home and Recent are shown, Home returns to your starting animal and Recent reopens an animal you viewed earlier. On smaller screens, use your browser's back button. None of these choices changes parentage.


On a phone, open More for Color by, Share, Options, Tasks, Reports and, when you can edit, Add.


Pedigree Studio on a phone with the More menu open


Use the pedigree tasks


Sign in and open Tasks for these tools:


  • To review brings together pedigree work that needs your attention.
  • Ancestor table puts every ancestor you can see in one table, ready to export.
  • How are they related? compares two animals you can see.
  • Pair Lab plans pairings privately, with notes, limits you set and registry details. It does not record a mating or change either pedigree.
  • Import animals brings in pedigrees or a studbook from a file.


Pedigree Studio Tasks menu with To review, Ancestor table, How are they related?, Pair Lab and Import animals


Fill a missing parent


  1. Select the animal with the missing parent.
  2. Open Add, then choose Add sire or Add dam. On the Pedigree tab, you can also select a No sire recorded or No dam recorded card.
  3. Search for the parent on Creatures before you create a new reference profile. A reference profile records an ancestor you don't own.


To change a parent that is already recorded, use the pencil on the profile's Family panel. If you have the papers, see Add an animal by importing its pedigree.


Other members can't change your pedigree. On a public animal, they can suggest a missing parent for you to review. See Parent suggestions from other members.


Share without exposing private information


On the Pedigree tab, Share opens a preview. Pick how many Pedigree generations to include, then choose Copy link, Download PNG, Download PDF or Print.


In Studio, Share opens Share this pedigree. Before Copy link is ready, Creatures checks what a signed-out visitor can see. If your exact view can't be shared publicly, the link uses a safe public starting view, or a message explains why.


Share this pedigree with Copy link and Printable pedigree downloads


Downloads need a free account. They use a standard layout made from the latest records, and private parts of the pedigree stay restricted. For a chart to print for a sale or show, see Make a printable pedigree chart.


Marks such as Verified by or From papers describe the support for a record. They are not a guarantee. See What "Verified by", "From papers" and "Reference" mean. A gap in the tree can mean a private animal or a branch nobody has filled in yet. Add registrations and papers through Records.



Updated on: 29/10/2026

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