Animal

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Metazoa,
Animalia

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organism 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. Animals are also heterotroph, meaning they are dependent on other organisms (e.g., plant) for sustenance. Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during... full article at wikipedia

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If it wasn't for dogs, some people would never go for a walk.		Unknown
An eagle does not catch flies.		Proverb
Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.	George Eliot
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.	Confucius
Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga -- stylized because even the most acute of them have little leeway as they play out their parts.	Edward Hoagland
The best thing about animals is they don't talk much.	Thornton Wilder
There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.	Edgar Allan Poe
The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.	Henry David Thoreau
The owl of ignorance lays the egg of pride.		Proverb
Four legs good, two legs bad.	George Orwell
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006

Last edited by lukeschubert Aug 22, 2008

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