//Return the JSON file as an array
    protected function listSpecies() {
        return json_decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../data/species.json'));
    }

    // Lists species for creation/editing
    public function getSpeciesOptions($keyValue = null) {

        return $this->listSpecies();
    }

    // Shows the species name when displaying the model
    protected function getSpeciesAttribute($value) {

        $species = $this->listSpecies();
        return $species[$value];
    }