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. Most 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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From Yahoo Image Search: "Animals"
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Gulfport harrison County supervisors are advising residents that the county can't bury large . animals. unless they pose a health threat to the community.

Daily Encounters: What do animals think about?
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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:52:00 GM

What do . animals. think about? Each passing year her shiny black coat is peppered with more white and she groans as she gets up and down. She is almost 15 years old and it saddens me to think that she is getting old. ...

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The Shambala Preserve is about 15 miles northeast of the Wildlife Waystation, which began evacuating its . animals. on Sunday. The Waystation holds about 400 . animals. , including lions, tigers, wolves and ostriches. ...

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So in the spirit of showcasing such a popular sport, we've put together a kind of team triathlon using athletic animals from the New York State Fair. ...



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PRLog (Press Release) Aug 30, 2009 Animal Communicator Maureen Harmonay of Animal Translations is pleased to announce that The Animal Communication Book ...

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Tue Sep 1 07:49:51 2009

How should we treat other human beings, animals, all life on earth, and the environment?
Q. How should we treat other human beings, animals, all life on earth, and the total environment? How should we treatment other human beings, animals, all life on earth, as well as the total environment of the earth? What is responsible treatment of other human beings, animals, all creatures of the earth, all life including plants, and the general environment of the earth? *How should we treat other human beings? *How should we treat animals? *How should we treat all life? *How should we treat the total environment of the earth? (Copy and Paste the above listing to help in answering this challenging question.) <<<...>>> Especially with the advent of the machine age this question is more pressing. Is it ok to torture and/o [cont.]
Asked by devotionalservice - Wed Oct 3 09:06:07 2007 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. We need to treat them all as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Animals are no different than humans accept for their body and intelligence differs. The earth is the mother of mankind and the servant of God. We should respect her and not exploit her energies. All vegetation should be offered to God when prepared. What every we do we should take much consideration as to how to treat each living entity. If i accidentally squish a bug i should immediately chant Gods names to the soul of that bug and it will benefit (Such as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, Rama, Etc.) We should treat all nations as equals (Friends) and as Gods children. We should never kill unnecessarily. Only to protect oneself or others and by the law. Never exploiting… [cont.]
Answered by J. Shree Radha - Wed Oct 3 15:43:16 2007

What animals became extinct in the Triassic period and the Triassic period only?
Q. I need to know this by tommorow so fast would be good. I also need to know things other than just dinosaurs, like different animals. Lastly, the animals you list must be only in the Triassic period.
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A. article: Triassic-Jurassic extinction event The Triassic period ended with a mass extinction, which was particularly severe in the oceans; the conodonts disappeared, and all the marine reptiles except ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. Invertebrates like brachiopods, gastropods, and molluscs were severely affected. In the oceans, 22% of marine families and possibly about half of marine genera went missing, according to University of Chicago paleontologist Jack Sepkoski. Though the end-Triassic extinction event was not equally devastating everywhere in terrestrial ecosystems, several important clades of Crurotarsi (large archosaurian reptiles previously grouped together as the thecodonts) disappeared, as did most of the large labyrinthodont… [cont.]
Answered by cin2win - Mon Feb 11 19:16:38 2008

How do zoos decide which animals to keep and which ones to not keep?
Q. Is it only endangered animals in zoos, or popular animals, or animals that are considered more domestic or friendly or what!? Heck, is there even a criteria at all?
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A. The criteria is different for each zoo. There are many factors for deciding which animals to keep. A zoo must first be able to afford the animal and to build the habitat in which to keep it. Then they have to consider whether it is an animal which may interest the public. If that animal has special dietary or environmental needs (like if they would have to buy more than one animal) that needs to be considered as well. Each zoo is different, has different funding, and has a different public about which to be concerned. Some zoos will have domestic animals such as donkeys and horses because they cannot afford more exotic animals or because their visitors actually enjoy seeing these animals. Some zoos don't bother with these types of animals.
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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.