How to Use animal kingdom in a Sentence

animal kingdom

noun
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  • But, as is often the case in the animal kingdom, there are exceptions.
    — Ben Guarino, Popular Science, 13 June 2024
  • From ticks to squirrels to rats, many members of the animal kingdom can transmit disease.
    — National Geographic, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals belong to a separate branch of the animal kingdom called cnidaria.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2020
  • No disrespect, but roboticists have got nothing on the animal kingdom.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The researchers took this to be an indication that in the animal kingdom, mums are more primed to respond to children.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 12 May 2020
  • But until now, scientists haven’t studied this effect across the animal kingdom.
    — Erin Malsbury, Science | AAAS, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Enjoy these live cams of busy animal mamas and their young ones to help celebrate motherhood all across the animal kingdom.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2020
  • Every zoo has a spectrum of the animal kingdom, some of which are guaranteed to be susceptible to whatever new virus pops up.
    — Popular Science, 20 May 2020
  • Today, egg-laying mammals are rare oddballs, with creatures like the platypus and echidna standing out in the animal kingdom.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024
  • Sometimes adding some friends from the animal kingdom can be just what a space needs to give it an element of fun, a touch of whimsy, and maybe a friend to talk to during the long days of quarantine.
    — Elizabeth Pash, House Beautiful, 22 Apr. 2020
  • This is how the rise of the animal kingdom stretches out compared with our relatively insignificant existence.
    — Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Across the animal kingdom, each species’ unique evolutionary history creates unique taste abilities.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The mantis shrimp is famous in the animal kingdom for its fast, powerful hammer strike, on par with the force generated by a .22 caliber bullet.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Sleep, the researchers imply, is not solely the province of neuroscience, but something more deeply threaded into the biochemistry that knits together the animal kingdom.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 June 2020
  • Sperm whales have the largest brains in the animal kingdom, six times the size of ours.
    — Christoph Droesser, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Crows are some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom.
    — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Of course, there is no such thing for the animal kingdom.
    — Christoph Droesser, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But reptiles weren't going to let the rest of the animal kingdom have all the fun.
    — Noura Abou Zeinab, CNN, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Sharks tend to have one of the longest life spans of creatures in the animal kingdom.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 11 July 2021
  • Here's a look at who's dating who in the animal kingdom in Louisville.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2024
  • In the animal kingdom, intestines come in all shapes and sizes.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2021
  • In fact, the way that war impacts the animal kingdom is one of the book’s recurring themes.
    — Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • In the animal kingdom, blue-and-yellow macaws are among the most faithful.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Dogs and cats are perhaps the most common household pet, but what about the rest of the animal kingdom?
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022
  • That is, that the animal kingdom deals with many of the same emotions and issues that humans deal with.
    — Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • While the winter world can seem quiet, there's a lot going on in the animal kingdom this time of year.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The answer is a common theme in the animal kingdom, the urge to reproduce.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Somewhere in the bush, a distant peacock alerts the animal kingdom of an apex predator on the prowl.
    — T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The massive loss of oocytes in utero occurs throughout much of the animal kingdom.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
  • This ploy, known as mimicry, is common across the animal kingdom.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022

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