animal kingdom
All heterotrophic organisms
The animal kingdom is the taxonomic category comprising all animals—multicellular organisms that consume organic matter, breathe oxygen, and typically move and reproduce sexually.
The term often appears in contexts distinguishing animals from plants, fungi, and other life forms: The documentary explored the animal kingdom's most elusive predators.
In casual use, it emphasizes the wild or instinctual nature of creatures: In the animal kingdom, only the strong survive.
- Cambrian explosionSudden appearance of complex life
- multicellularHaving multiple cells
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- zoologyStudy of fauna
Cenozoic · taxonomy · phyla · reptiles · mammals · Linnaeus · phylogenetics · invertebrates · beasts · comparative anatomy · evolutionary biology · survival of the fittest · ecosystem · natural habitat · savanna · jungle · king of the jungle · nature documentary
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- animal booksfield guides, beast fables, safari guides, pet care books, wildlife guide
- theme park areasfantasy land, water park, wild west, fairy tale land, pirate cove
- taxonomygenus, species, taxon, phylum, class
- primal instinctsinstinct, primal, feral, savage, predator
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
animal kingdomplant kingdom
All photosynthetic organisms
flora · vegetation · protists · prokaryotes · plant life
animal, animals, kingdom, animated, animation, animate, animating, inanimate, animator