How to Use animal kingdom in a Sentence

animal kingdom

noun
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  • Sperm whales have the largest brains in the animal kingdom, six times the size of ours.
    — Christoph Droesser, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Crows are some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom.
    — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, there is no such thing for the animal kingdom.
    — Christoph Droesser, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But reptiles weren't going to let the rest of the animal kingdom have all the fun.
    — Noura Abou Zeinab, CNN, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Giant squid eyes are the size of dinner plates, the largest in the animal kingdom.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 21 June 2018
  • Sharks tend to have one of the longest life spans of creatures in the animal kingdom.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 11 July 2021
  • Here's a look at who's dating who in the animal kingdom in Louisville.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2024
  • In the animal kingdom, intestines come in all shapes and sizes.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2021
  • In fact, the way that war impacts the animal kingdom is one of the book’s recurring themes.
    — Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In the animal kingdom, blue-and-yellow macaws are among the most faithful.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Dogs and cats are perhaps the most common household pet, but what about the rest of the animal kingdom?
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Zack, Evrony and their peers are not the first to realize that there’s a lot to learn from the animal kingdom.
    — Karen Weintraub, New York Times, 29 June 2018
  • That is, that the animal kingdom deals with many of the same emotions and issues that humans deal with.
    — Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The results range from the mythical to more down-to-earth members of the animal kingdom.
    — AL.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • With their striking black-and-white stripes, zebras boast one of the most iconic coats of the animal kingdom.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 20 Sep. 2019
  • While the winter world can seem quiet, there's a lot going on in the animal kingdom this time of year.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Each episode tells the story of a certain beloved member of the animal kingdom.
    — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Now, the researchers want to find more examples of wound care, not just in ants, but across the animal kingdom.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • What is more odd than a friendship between the largest and smallest members of the animal kingdom — a mouse and a whale?
    — Tom Titus, latimes.com, 24 May 2018
  • The answer is a common theme in the animal kingdom, the urge to reproduce.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Somewhere in the bush, a distant peacock alerts the animal kingdom of an apex predator on the prowl.
    — T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The massive loss of oocytes in utero occurs throughout much of the animal kingdom.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This ploy, known as mimicry, is common across the animal kingdom.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • These are the three tenets most male animals live and die by in the animal kingdom and this could not be truer for male lions.
    — Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • As the weather cools, one species of squirrel in the U.S. Midwest is gearing up for one of the most intense naps in the animal kingdom.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 1 Oct. 2019
  • From Botswana to the Amazon, when the sun sets, the action of the animal kingdom is only getting started.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In one of the strangest birth methods in the animal kingdom, babies erupt from a cluster of tiny holes in their mother’s back.
    — National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Here’s how the animal kingdom is divided up, and where the ocean’s apex predator falls in the lineup.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In addition to his awards, Irwin has also been honored in the animal kingdom.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
  • While the South American lungfish reigns on top as having the largest genome in the animal kingdom, other organisms, such as plants, can have even larger genomes.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024

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