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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Regardless, contagious yawning is widespread in the animal kingdom and still poorly understood.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
This unique combination of physical and sonic beauty makes the superb lyrebird a true performer in the animal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Dogs are among the smartest species in the animal kingdom, and their intelligence is often compared to that of a human toddler.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This knowledge enhances our understanding of speciation and extinction in the animal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
This unique combination of physical and sonic beauty makes the superb lyrebird a true performer in the animal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Dogs are among the smartest species in the animal kingdom, and their intelligence is often compared to that of a human toddler.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This knowledge enhances our understanding of speciation and extinction in the animal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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