There are animals in every city, in every State, all around the world. There are wild animals that are in the jungles and in the parts of the world that is untouched by man. The animal kingdom is divided into six different and distinct groups. They are the:
- Amphibians
- Fish
- Invertebrates
- Reptiles
- Mammals
- Birdshttp://animal.discovery.com/
In each of these groups, there are millions of individual animals that make up the species. There are millions of animal species that have disappeared and there have been almost as many to take the place of those that disappeared.
Dogs and cats are the most favored animal, by humans but, some pet lovers have snakes, rodents, pigs and spiders as their pet in their home.http://animal.discovery.com/
Funny Animals of All Types
This video has been viewed more than 8,500,000 times in the last three years. It feature funny animals in several different categories. There are birds, monkeys, apes, deer, geese, dogs, cats and sheep. There are dogs annoying children, a tiger almost attacking a news reporter, a dancing dog and you have to see the cat that jump almost to the roof, out of fear.
There is a segment with talking cats- but, to hear them talk, you have to click on an out-going link. This is a fun,fast video that show dozens of animals.
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Fast Facts
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Groups
There are six different groups of animals.
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Species
Scientists estimate, there are between 3 and 30 million species of animals in and on the planet.
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Evolution
The animals that we see today are a result of the Cambrian Explosion that took place about 550 million years ago.
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Premiere
The oldest fossils were unearthed in Bolivia, it is almost 4 billion years old.
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Many Cells
Each animal has a body that has multiple cells.
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Matrix
he cells of animals are held together by a matrix made up of collagen and glycoproteins.
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The Biggest
The largest animal in the world is the blue Whale
