Etymology. The word "animal" comes from the Latin animalis, meaning 'having breath', 'having soul' or 'living being'. The biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. In colloquial usage, the term animal is often used to refer only to nonhuman animals. The term "metazoa" is from Ancient Greek μετα (meta, used to mean "later") and ζῷᾰ (zōia, plural of ζῷον ...

Animal. Animals (or Metazoa) are living creatures with many cells. They are eukaryotes. Animals get energy from other living things. Usually they eat them or are parasites. Some have photosynthetic protists as symbionts. The study of animals is called zoology. [1] [2] [3] The study of ancient life is called palaeontology .

Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described —of which around 1 million are insects —but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.

In the English language, animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. Most terms used here may be found in common …

Animal (2001 film), an Argentine comedy film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé. Animal (2005 film), an American direct-to-video action drama film starring Ving Rhames and Terrance Howard. Animal (2014 film), an American horror film starring Keke Palmer. Animals (2003 film), a stand-up show written and performed by Ricky Gervais.

Animal is an American nature documentary series made for Netflix. The series is narrated by Anthony Mackie and features Bryan Cranston, Rebel Wilson, Rashida Jones, and Pedro Pascal. It follows the world's most magnificent creatures, capturing never-before-seen moments, both heartwarming and extreme. The series was released on Netflix on ...

Animalia es uno de los cinco reinos del dominio Eukaryota, y a él pertenece el ser humano. La parte de la biología que estudia los animales es la zoología . Los filos animales más conocidos aparecen en el registro fósil durante la denominada explosión cámbrica, sucedida en los mares hace unos 542 a 530 millones de años.

The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rhythm-and-blues and rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature song and transatlantic number-one hit …

Joseph Michael Laurinaitis (September 12, 1960 – September 22, 2020), better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal (or simply Animal), was an American professional wrestler.Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was one half of the tag team The Road Warriors/The Legion of Doom. He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW, competing for the WCW World …

The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feral cat; the latter ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats are valued by …