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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why am i so good at running into things? doors, walls, animals...pretty much anything not moving. or moving.
Heather_Leigh99 (Heather Legard) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:59 -0000
why am i so good at running into things? doors, walls, animals...pretty much anything not moving. or moving.
RT @Happysoul: Stunning #Photographs of Animals Inside Womb http://j.mp/7RUrom [Amazing!]
pillpushera (amy ) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:40 -0000
RT @Happysoul: Stunning #Photographs of Animals Inside Womb http://j.mp/7RUrom [Amazing!]
RT @NWF: RT @rarewildlfieguy -- New report: pllants and animals must move a mile a year to adjust to climate change: http://bit.ly/8iSq0p
yoyocanary (Yoyo Canary) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:22:05 -0000
RT @NWF: RT @rarewildlfieguy -- New report: pllants and animals must move a mile a year to adjust to climate change: http://bit.ly/8iSq0p
RT @cocktailvh1: #wecantdate if u don't like animals or children, u can't make me laugh, or if ur negative nancy most of the time.
_AdriannaLEE (Sogona) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:21:00 -0000
RT @cocktailvh1: #wecantdate if u don't like animals or children, u can't make me laugh, or if ur negative nancy most of the time.
#wecantdate if you kiss ur animals in the mouth....YUCK!!!!!
madameMK (Markeyla Henton) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:20:40 -0000
#wecantdate if you kiss ur animals in the mouth....YUCK!!!!!
#wecantdate if u fight dogs...im sorry...i jus love the animals!
chevy_lae (shalae lane) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:20:38 -0000
#wecantdate if u fight dogs...im sorry...i jus love the animals!

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