diff --git a/src/app/animals/page.tsx b/src/app/animals/page.tsx
index e0e4351..545f472 100644
--- a/src/app/animals/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/animals/page.tsx
@@ -6,32 +6,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { MapPin } from 'lucide-react'
 import { fetchAnimalRecords } from '../../services/laconicQueryService'
 import Navigation from '../../components/Navigation'
-
-interface AnimalRecord {
-  id: string
-  mainObject: string
-  location: {
-    latitude: number
-    longitude: number
-  }
-  description: string
-  imageUrl: string
-  species: string
-  // Records from Laconic Registry use `attributes` to store the content
-  // and have a separate creation timestamp
-  attributes?: {
-    mainObject: string
-    location: {
-      latitude: number
-      longitude: number
-    }
-    description: string
-    imageUrl: string
-    species: string
-  }
-  bondId?: string
-  createTime: string
-}
+import { AnimalRecord } from '../../types/records'
 
 const hiddenIndices = (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_HIDDEN_INDICES?.split(',') || [])
   .map(num => parseInt(num))
@@ -97,35 +72,35 @@ export default function AnimalsPage() {
     }
 
     return (
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
-        {records.map((record, index) => (
-          <div
-            key={`${record.id}-${index}`}
-            className="bg-emerald-900/20 rounded-xl p-6 border border-emerald-800/50 hover:border-emerald-700/50 transition-colors"
-          >
-            <div className="aspect-video rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-4 bg-emerald-900/50">
-              <img
-                src={record.imageUrl}
-                alt={`${record.species} sighting`}
-                className="w-full h-full object-cover"
-              />
-            </div>
+           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+            {records.map((record, index) => (
+              <div
+                key={`${record.id}-${index}`}
+                className="bg-emerald-900/20 rounded-xl p-6 border border-emerald-800/50 hover:border-emerald-700/50 transition-colors"
+              >
+                <div className="aspect-video rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-4 bg-emerald-900/50">
+                  <img
+                    src={record.attributes?.imageUrl}
+                    alt={`Wildlife sighting`}
+                    className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+                  />
+                </div>
 
-            <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold text-emerald-300 capitalize mb-2">
-              {record.species}
-            </h3>
+                <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold text-emerald-300 capitalize mb-2">
+                  {record.attributes?.mainObject}
+                </h3>
 
-            <div className="flex items-center text-emerald-200/80 text-sm mb-3">
-              <MapPin className="w-4 h-4 mr-1" />
-              <span>
-                {record.location.latitude}°, {record.location.longitude}°
-              </span>
-            </div>
+                <div className="flex items-center text-emerald-200/80 text-sm mb-3">
+                  <MapPin className="w-4 h-4 mr-1" />
+                  <span>
+                    {record.attributes?.location.latitude}°, {record.attributes?.location.longitude}°
+                  </span>
+                </div>
 
-            <p className="text-emerald-200 text-sm">
-              {record.description}
-            </p>
-          </div>
+                <p className="text-emerald-200 text-sm">
+                  {record.attributes?.description}
+                </p>
+	    </div>
         ))}
       </div>
     )
diff --git a/src/services/googleVisionCore.ts b/src/services/googleVisionCore.ts
index 599c7af..33dc578 100644
--- a/src/services/googleVisionCore.ts
+++ b/src/services/googleVisionCore.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export interface VisionAnalysisResult {
   description: string
   mainObject: string
   isAnimal: boolean
-  matchedLabel: string  // Add this to store which label was matched
+  matchedLabel: string
   rawResponse: any
 }
 
@@ -53,25 +53,27 @@ export async function analyzeImageWithVision(imageBuffer: Buffer): Promise<Visio
   const labels = data.responses[0]?.labelAnnotations || []
   const objects = data.responses[0]?.localizedObjectAnnotations || []
 
-  // Find the matching animal label
+// First check if it's an animal (using ANIMAL_LABELS for validation only)
   const matchedLabel = labels.find(label => 
     ANIMAL_LABELS.includes(label.description.toLowerCase())
   )?.description || ''
 
-  console.log('Vision API labels:', labels.map(l => l.description))
-  console.log('Matched animal label:', matchedLabel)
-
   const isAnimal = !!matchedLabel
 
-  // Get the first animal label as main object
-  const mainObject = matchedLabel || 'Unknown'
+  // For mainObject, use the first/highest confidence label from Vision API
+  // This will be its best guess at the specific species/type
+  const mainObject = labels[0]?.description || 'Unknown'
+
+  console.log('Vision API labels:', labels.map(l => l.description))
+  console.log('Validation label match:', matchedLabel)
+  console.log('Selected main object:', mainObject)
 
   const { description } = constructDescription(labels, objects)
 
   return {
     description,
-    mainObject,
-    isAnimal,
+    mainObject,  // Best species guess from Vision API
+    isAnimal,    // Validation result using ANIMAL_LABELS
     matchedLabel,
     rawResponse: data.responses[0]
   }
diff --git a/src/services/laconicQueryService.ts b/src/services/laconicQueryService.ts
index 40020d4..13127bb 100644
--- a/src/services/laconicQueryService.ts
+++ b/src/services/laconicQueryService.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 // src/services/laconicQueryService.ts
 
-interface AnimalRecord {
-  id: string
-  mainObject: string
-  species: string
-  location: {
-    latitude: number
-    longitude: number
-  }
-  description: string
-  imageUrl: string
-  createTime: string
-}
+import { AnimalRecord } from '../types/records'
 
 const LACONIC_GQL_ENDPOINT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LACONIC_GQL_ENDPOINT || 'https://laconicd-sapo.laconic.com/api'
 
@@ -84,18 +73,21 @@ export async function fetchAnimalRecords(): Promise<AnimalRecord[]> {
         }
 
         return {
-          species: attributesMap.species || 'Unknown Species',
-          location: {
-            latitude: location.latitude || 0,
-            longitude: location.longitude || 0
+          id: record.id,
+          attributes: {
+            mainObject: attributesMap.mainObject || 'Unknown',
+            location: {
+              latitude: location.latitude || 0,
+              longitude: location.longitude || 0
+            },
+            description: attributesMap.description || 'No description',
+            imageUrl: attributesMap.imageUrl || null,
           },
-          description: attributesMap.description || 'No description',
-          imageUrl: attributesMap.imageUrl || null,
           createTime: record.createTime || ''
         }
       })
       // Filter out records without an imageUrl
-      .filter((record: AnimalRecord) => record.imageUrl !== null && record.imageUrl.trim() !== '');
+      .filter((record: AnimalRecord) => record.attributes.imageUrl !== null && record.attributes.imageUrl.trim() !== '');
 
     console.log('Processed animal records:', records);
 
diff --git a/src/services/laconicService.ts b/src/services/laconicService.ts
index c4cf290..1ff7afd 100644
--- a/src/services/laconicService.ts
+++ b/src/services/laconicService.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const execAsync = promisify(exec)
 interface LaconicAnimalRecord {
   record: {
     type: 'AnimalRecord'
-    species: string
+    mainObject: string  // changed from species
     location: {
       latitude: number
       longitude: number
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ interface LaconicAnimalRecord {
 }
 
 export async function publishAnimalRecord(
-  species: string,
+  mainObject: string,  // changed parameter name
   latitude: number,
   longitude: number,
   description: string,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function publishAnimalRecord(
     const record: LaconicAnimalRecord = {
       record: {
         type: 'AnimalRecord',
-        species,
+        mainObject,  // use mainObject instead of species
         location: {
           latitude,
           longitude
diff --git a/src/types/records.ts b/src/types/records.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d6db6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/records.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// src/types/records.ts
+
+export interface AnimalRecord {
+  id: string
+  attributes: {
+    mainObject: string
+    location: {
+      latitude: number
+      longitude: number
+    }
+    description: string
+    imageUrl: string
+  }
+  bondId?: string
+  createTime: string
+}