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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Fever dreams are soooo weird. This one involved @throatbeard stealing zoo animals...
eliz_ (Elizabeth Rybolt) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:40 -0000
Fever dreams are soooo weird. This one involved @throatbeard stealing zoo animals...
listening to Marilyn Manson. Mechanical Animals was really one of the best albums of the 90s. absolutely fantastic.
thelastknowngod (thelastknowngod) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:17 -0000
listening to Marilyn Manson. Mechanical Animals was really one of the best albums of the 90s. absolutely fantastic.
@onlyduh He's an idiot, the kind that should not have animals or children.
penguirl (Tina) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:12 -0000
@onlyduh He's an idiot, the kind that should not have animals or children.
@richardmhowell I don't like them either, not in build up areas, it's not safe and it's not fair on people with kids or animals!
orangesox (Emma Brooks) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:06 -0000
@richardmhowell I don't like them either, not in build up areas, it's not safe and it's not fair on people with kids or animals!
RT @modlandUSA: Clicking on this site provides food for animals - and it's free to do so! http://ow.ly/zxXr #pets
irwinfelddesign (Marcy Feld) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:58 -0000
RT @modlandUSA: Clicking on this site provides food for animals - and it's free to do so! http://ow.ly/zxXr #pets
I've been listening to Under the Radar Magazine's album picks and they are really good. "Telekinesis" and "Plants and Animals".
panelphonic (Darius Fong) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:18:46 -0000
I've been listening to Under the Radar Magazine's album picks and they are really good. "Telekinesis" and "Plants and Animals".

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