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 start-up, which also has its sights set on reviving the dodo bird and the Tasmanian tiger, is looking to enhance biodiversity, restore ecosystems’ balance, and benefit the general animal kingdom with its de-extinction projects.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
This is perhaps not surprising given that there are numerous examples of tool use as an adaptive strategy in the animal kingdom today, particularly among primates.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
This is perhaps not surprising given that there are numerous examples of tool use as an adaptive strategy in the animal kingdom today, particularly among primates.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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