Animal

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An animal was a multicellular lifeform of the kingdom Animalia in biology. In normal conversation, it was used to refer to a non-sapient member of that kingdom. Unlike plants, animals could not make their own food energy, and unlike the more closely related fungi, digestion took place internally, rather than externally. Other characteristics of animals was that they could move voluntarily and respond quickly to stimuli. All animal life of a region was named as fauna.
Doctor Phlox kept several animals as pets in sickbay aboard in the 2150s. ()
In 2151, Captain Jonathan Archer told Phlox that the Novans were hunting some "kind of burrowing animal", the diggers. Phlox later told the senior staff, that many species feed on underground fauna and flora such as tubers, fungi, and insects. ()
On Earth, Humans would train an animal to perform for an exchange of food. ()
On Betazed, women used to wear huge wigs with large holes in the middle where cages for tiny animals were kept. This fashion was very cruel for the animals and was abolished after many years. ()
The emotions of animals could be felt by telepathic species, such as Betazoids detecting the emotions of sentient beings. () Vulcans could communicate with animals, at least with highly intelligent species. ()
== Vertebrates ==
* Fish
* Reptile
* Amphibian
* Bird
* Mammal
== Invertebrates ==
* See Invertebrate
== See also ==
* Humanoid
* List of animals
* List of named animals
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