Zoology (pronounced /zoʊˈɒlədʒi/, occasionally spelt zoölogy), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. The term is derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōon, “animal”) + λόγος (logos, “knowledge”).
The history of zoology traces the study of the animal kingdom from ancient to modern times. Although the ...
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