animal kingdom
noun
: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
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The indirect energetic costs of reproduction across the animal kingdom have been underestimated, a new analysis finds.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
Various species across the animal kingdom feign death when bothered by a predator, including insects, fish and amphibians.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
Various species across the animal kingdom feign death when bothered by a predator, including insects, fish and amphibians.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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