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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Speaking of wonder-dads, they can even be found farther afield in the animal kingdom.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Every blink of an eye was another slice of animal kingdom drama playing out in front of them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
But—unusually in the animal kingdom—humans often go further still by putting themselves in harm’s way to protect groups of genetically unrelated members of the tribe.
—Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
As for how that wild streak is interpreted in her dancing, McCarty found some inspiration in the animal kingdom.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Every blink of an eye was another slice of animal kingdom drama playing out in front of them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
But—unusually in the animal kingdom—humans often go further still by putting themselves in harm’s way to protect groups of genetically unrelated members of the tribe.
—Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
As for how that wild streak is interpreted in her dancing, McCarty found some inspiration in the animal kingdom.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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