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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Aside from our big brains, the trait that most distinguishes humans from other animals is our ability to walk fully upright on two legs, a style of movement without parallel in the animal kingdom.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
In the animal kingdom, mammals play dead so that a predator will lose interest in them; some female dragonflies do it to avoid mating.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
In another group, Jackson, who introduces himself as a biologist, is talking about the animal kingdom.
—Noëlle De Leeuw, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The elaborate hunting strategies of orcas are nearly legendary in the animal kingdom.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
In the animal kingdom, mammals play dead so that a predator will lose interest in them; some female dragonflies do it to avoid mating.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
In another group, Jackson, who introduces himself as a biologist, is talking about the animal kingdom.
—Noëlle De Leeuw, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The elaborate hunting strategies of orcas are nearly legendary in the animal kingdom.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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