Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. In general they are multi­cellular, capable of locomotion, responsive to their environment, and feed by consuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on in their development as embryos, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on.

The word "animal" comes from the Latin word animal, of which animalia is the plural, and ultimately from anima, meaning vital breath or soul.

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Animals have several characteristics that set them apart from other living things. Animals are eukaryotic and usually multicellular (although see Myxozoa), which separates them from bacteria and most protists. They are heterotrophic, generally digesting food in an internal chamber, which separates them from plants and algae. They are also distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by lacking cell walls.

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@AlaskaGal1 All animals sensitive to space. Notice how birds sit equidistant to each other on power lines, they know not to invade space.
navarrotells (Joe Navarro) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:05:40 -0000
@AlaskaGal1 All animals sensitive to space. Notice how birds sit equidistant to each other on power lines, they know not to invade space.
i love when animals are friends :D http://letsbefriends.blogspot.com/
tucan_ (Raul Loredo) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:05:35 -0000
i love when animals are friends :D http://letsbefriends.blogspot.com/
A paw and a prayer: Pilots save shelter animals: Today Show -- http://ow.ly/vPTx
PawsitiveThink (Pawsitive Thinking) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:05:10 -0000
A paw and a prayer: Pilots save shelter animals: Today Show -- http://ow.ly/vPTx
Animals Is Smart As Fuck Can't Believe I Compared Dem 2 Females
Supa64Baby (Supabbbaabyyy) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:04:20 -0000
Animals Is Smart As Fuck Can't Believe I Compared Dem 2 Females
Rabid animals turn up in Monroe, Old Bridge: The resident's other pet dog, also vaccinated, was in the back.. http://bit.ly/obliy
PetInsuranceHQ (Ron Barklay) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:04:01 -0000
Rabid animals turn up in Monroe, Old Bridge: The resident's other pet dog, also vaccinated, was in the back.. http://bit.ly/obliy
You've fed shelter animals for *free* & voted to help a great no-kill shelter today, right? No? http://bit.ly/Whbx3
littlefluffycat (littlefluffycat) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:03:53 -0000
You've fed shelter animals for *free* & voted to help a great no-kill shelter today, right? No? http://bit.ly/Whbx3

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