Noun

Singular animal

Plural animals

animal (plural animals)

  1. In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
    A cat is an animal, not a plant.
    Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
  2. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being.
  3. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc)
  4. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly.
    My students are animals.
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sat Mar 13 02:49:10 2010

Animals are a major group of mostly multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals are also heterotrophs, meaning they must ingest other organisms for sustenance.

Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion, about 542 million years ago.

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Sun Mar 7 02:55:57 2010

When did the first true animals evolve? What atmospheric changes had to happen before animal life was possibl?
Q. When did the first true animals evolve? What atmospheric changes had to happen before animal life was possible? Are descendants of most of the early forms of animal life represented in the ocean today?
Asked by preteargraphic - Mon Nov 17 21:54:04 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by momijifujimiya7 - Tue Nov 18 15:04:11 2008

You made a cute animal shaped cake for his birthday. What was the cute animal?
Q. Looking for an answer from a specific person. She made a birthday cake in the shape of a cute little animal. She'll remember what kind of animal it was.
Asked by nvminute - Sat Jun 23 02:05:37 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Apparently she hasn't answered you yet, because the question is still open. Good Luck! ~-~
Answered by Emilie W - Thu Jun 28 03:10:29 2007

What are the alternatives to animal testing?
Q. When researchers need to develop a drug or medication that will ultimately benefit multitudes of people, they turn to certain animals for tests and trials. Animals have provided us with many answers regarding a vast amount of human diseases of illnesses over the years. As a famous ad once said: "They've saved more lives than 911." For those of you who are opposed to all forms of animal testing, would you please give suggestions or alternatives to these methods? I'm sure many of you already have some good ideas. Human testing is a good point, except it's pretty much illegal. 911 as in emergency response...but ok.
Asked by SADFHorde - Sun Jul 9 21:39:25 2006 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Cells are a pretty fair method of testing new drugs. In simplest form, you can just squirt some drug in a dish of cells and see if the cells die, divide, become members of congress, whatever. It's cheaper than animal testing, and can produce quicker and more solid results. Plus, Pinky and The Brain get to run free. In the US, most cells that are used for this purpose come from very specific lines or lineages. This is because different types of cells will respond very, very differently to drugs, so you need a lineage of cells whose responses are stable and repeatable in different labs. Unfortunately, normal human body cells cannot be maintained in lineages like this. Most cells will only divide a few times under even the best of… [cont.]
Answered by Tenley_S - Mon Jul 10 05:18:05 2006

From Yahoo Answer Search: "animal"
Sat Mar 13 14:29:59 2010

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  • The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog one big one.
  • The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.
  • It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect on the human temperament would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.
  • Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
  • A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.
  • Animals are always loyal and love you, whereas children you never know where you are.
DC Animal Watch - Washington Post
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DC Animal Watch

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Responding to a call, an animal control officer found a male red-tailed hawk with a chest wound and missing a toe, perhaps in a fight with another hawk. ...

Valley Humane Society Begins Construction Process for a New Animal Shelter in ... Pleasanton Weekly

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FujiFilm's Latest Camera Aims at Dogs, Cats - PC World
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FujiFilm's Latest Camera Aims at Dogs, Cats

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It is demonstrating the animal face recognition feature at this week's Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan, albeit with stuffed toy dogs and ...



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AgFeed 2009 revenue up 20 percent

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new york chinese animal feed and pork producer AgFeed Industries Inc. said Tuesday its 2009 revenue rose 20 percents, and its shares rose. ...

AgFeed FY revenue jumps, shares rise Reuters

FEED - Revenues Go Hog Wild World Market Media (blog)

AgFeed Industries Posts Record Revenue (FEED) Benzinga

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Post(human- animal ): Dale Carrico: Scratch a vegetarian, find a cyborg
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Post(human- animal ): Dale Carrico: Scratch a vegetarian, find a cyborg

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:34:00 GM

'But surely, it cannot properly be the ambition of vegetarian criticism or activism to eliminate this [nonhuman-human​ . animal. ] distinction altogether, however. Not even the most utopian advocates for . animal. rights expect -- barring ...

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Animal lovers' calendar: Weekend of March 13-14 and beyond - Care2 ...

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:49:08 GM

There are a whole host of events designed with . animal. lovers and pets in mind happening in Southern California in the coming weeks. We've got the details on a number of them, from mobile pet-adoption events to a St. Patrick's Day party ...

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