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Here are the 12 different types of animals in the animal kingdom:	Types of Animals
	Mammals   Mammals are vertebrates within the class Mammalia which have a neocortex (i.e., higher brain functions), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands. Mammals are vertebrates with hair, mammary glands used to suckle young with milk, a diaphragm, three bones in the middle ear, and a lower jaw made up of a single pair of bones that articulates in a unique way with the skull. Mammals are divided into three groups - monotremes, marsupials and placentals, all of which have fur, produce milk and are warm-blooded. Monotremes are the platypus and echidnas and the females lay soft-shelled eggs. Marsupials give birth to small, poorly developed young and most female marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies and the Koala, have pouches. Placental mammals, like humans, whales, rodents and bats, differ from monotremes and marsupials in that they generally give birth to well-developed young.   https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-mammal/
	Birds Birds are a collection of warm-blooded vertebrates within the class Aves, identified by feathers, toothless, beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a four-chambered heart, and a well-built yet lightweight skeleton system. Birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Wikipedia
	Reptiles   Reptiles are four-limbed (aka tetrapod) animals within the class Reptilia. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Wikipedia https://www.reptilefact.com/
	Amphibians Amphibians are cold-blooded, four-limbed vertebrates within the class Amphibia. Explore different types of amphibians, their habitats/ecosystems, diets, evolution, and characteristics here. Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water through their very thin skin. Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful proteins. Some transport water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide either into or out of the animal. Others fight bacteria or fungal infections. And at least one—in each species—is used for defense. To warn potential predators, the most toxic amphibians are also the most brightly colored.   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/
	Fishes Fishes are the aquatic animals within the class Anatidae that do not have limbs with digits. Fishes are the largest and most diverse group of vertebrate animals, with more than 34,630 valid described species (Eschmeyer & Fong 2017). This is many, many more species than the combined total of all other vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).  Under the term "fishes" we include the primitive jawless hagfishes and lampreys, sharks, rays and chimaeras, and the many and diverse groups of bony fishes. White (1790) described the first Australian fishes that were actually collected in Australia. Although some wide-ranging species with distributions that include Australia had already been described, White's eight species came from Botany Bay, rather than from elsewhere. Our diverse and often unique fish fauna now numbers more than 5000 species, and we're still counting.   https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content/166
	Insects Insects are the largest group of six-limbed (aka hexapod) invertebrates within the class Insecta.   Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts. The immature stages often differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a passive pupal stage in those groups that undergo four-stage metamorphosis. Insects that undergo three-stage metamorphosis lack a pupal stage and adults develop through a series of nymphal stages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect
	Crustaceans Crustaceans are a large, diverse group of arthropods (i.e., segmented body with jointed-limbs) within the class Crustacea. Most crustaceans are free-living aquatic animals, but some are terrestrial (e.g. woodlice), some are parasitic (e.g. Rhizocephala, fish lice,tongue worms) and some are sessile (e.g. barnacles). The group has an extensive fossil record, reaching back to the Cambrian, and includes living fossils such as Triops cancriformis, which has existed apparently unchanged since the Triassic period. More than 7.9 million tons of crustaceans per year are produced by fishery or farming for human consumption, the majority of it being shrimp and prawns. Krilland copepods are not as widely fished, but may be the animals with the greatest biomass on the planet, and form a vital part of the food chain.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean
	Arachnids Arachnids are another joint-legged (8-legs) invertebrate animals (arthropods) within the class Arachnida. Almost all adult arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory function, while in other species, different appendages can grow large enough to take on the appearance of extra pairs of legs. The term is derived from Greek from the myth of the hubristic human weaver Arachnewho was turned into a spider. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid
	Echiniderms Echinoderms are marine animals classified under the class Echinodermata. All echinoderms in adult form contain radial symmetry (e.g., sea stars). The echinoderms are important both ecologically and geologically. Ecologically, there are few other groupings so abundant in the biotic desert of the deep sea, as well as shallower oceans. Most echinoderms are able to reproduce asexually and regenerate tissue, organs, and limbs; in some cases, they can undergo complete regeneration from a single limb. Geologically, the value of echinoderms is in their ossifiedskeletons, which are major contributors to many limestone formations, and can provide valuable clues as to the geological environment.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinoderm
	Worms Worms are animals with a long cylindrical tube-like body with no limbs.   Worms may also be called helminths, particularly in medical terminology when referring to parasitic worms, especially the Nematoda(roundworms) and Cestoda (tapeworms) which reside in the intestines of their host. When an animal or human is said to "have worms", it means that it is infested with parasitic worms, typically roundworms or tapeworms. Lungworm is also a common parasitic worm found in various animal species such as fish and cats.Wikipedia
	Mollusks Mollusks are invertebrate animals within the class Mollusca in the animal kingdom. At present, about 85 thousand species of mollusks are recognized & properly classified. Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the arthropoda. The members are known as molluscs or mollusks. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. Wikipedia
	Sponges Sponges are bottom-dwelling sea creatures within the class Porifera in the animal kingdom. They do not have tissues; Their body does not have symmetry like humans. Sponges have unspecialized cells that can transform into other types and that often migrate between the main cell layers and the mesohyl in the process. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals, making them the sister group of all other animals.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge

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Types of animals

Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

Animal	Image	Sound they make
Apes		gibber
Asses		bray
Bears		growl
Bees		buzz
Beetles		drone
Bitterns		boom
Bulls		bellow
Cats		mew, purr
Cows		Moo
Crickets		chirp
Crows		caw
Deer		bell
Dogs		howl, growl, snarl, bark
Doves		Coo
Ducks		quack
Eagles		scream
Elephants		trumpet
Frogs		croak
Geese		cackle
Grasshoppers		Chirr
Hens		cluckle, cackle, chuckle
Horses		neigh,whinny
Hounds		bay
Hyenas		scream
Lions		roar
Mice		squeak
Monkeys		chatter
Owls		hoot, screech, cur
Oxen		low
Parrots		chatter
Pigs		grunt, squeal
Rabbits		squeal
Ravens		croak
Robins		chirp
Rooks		caw
Seagulls		scream
Serpents		hiss
Sheep		bleat
Snakes		hiss
Sparrows		chirp
Swallows		twitter
Turkeys		gobble
Wolves		howl
Wrens		warble

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Collective names of animals

 

Where do they live

Angora Goat	Asia Minor
Apes and Monkeys	Africa
Camel	Australia, Sahara, Arabia
Dog	Greenland and other countries
Elephant	Africa
Fox	Tundra of Asia
Gazelle	Africa
Hare	Tundra of Asia
Horse	Steppes of Asia, Arabia and other countries
Jackal	Africa
Jaguar	Amazon Forrest South America
Kangaroo	Australia
Koala	Australia
Lion	Savana of Africa
Llama	Peru in the Andes
Platypus	Australia
Reindeer	Tundra of Asia
Sable	Coniferous forest belt of Asia
Sloth	Amazon Forrest
Tiger	India
Yak	Tibet

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Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

Collective name for animals

Apes	a shrewdness
Badgers	a cete
Bats	a colony or a camp
Bears	a sloth or a sleuth
Bees	a swarm
Buffalo	a gang or obstinacy
Camels	a caravan
Cats	a clowder or a glaring;
Kittens	a litter or a kindle;
Wild cats	a destruction
Cobras	a quiver
Crocodiles	a bask
Crows	a murder
Dogs	a pack;
Puppies	a litter
Donkeys	a drove
Eagles	a convocation
Elephants	a parade
Elk	a gang or a herd
Falcons	a cast
Ferrets	a business
Fish	a school
Flamingos	a stand
Fox	a skulk or leash
Frogs	an army
Geese	a gaggle
Giraffes	a tower
Gorillas	a band
Hippopotami	a bloat
Hyenas	a cackle
Jaguars	a shadow
Jellyfish	a smack
Kangaroos	a troop or a mob
Lemurs	a conspiracy
Leopards	a leap
Lions	a pride
Moles	a labor
Monkeys	a barrel or a troop
Mules	a pack
Otters	a family
Oxen	a team or a yoke
Owls	a parliament
Parrots	a pandemonium
Pigs	a drift or drove (younger pigs) or a sounder or a team (older pigs)
Porcupines	a prickle
Rabbits	a herd
Rats	a colony
Ravens	an unkindness
Rhinoceroses	a crash
Shark	a shiver
Skunk	a stench
Snakes	a nest
Squirrels	a dray or a scurry
Stingrays	a fever
Swans	a bevy or a game (if in flight a wedge)
Tigers	an ambush or a streak
Toads	a knot
Turkeys	a gang or a rafter
Turtles	a bale or a nest
Weasels	a colony, a gang or a pack
Whales	a pod, a school, or a gam
Wolves	a pack
Zebras	a zeal

 

 

 

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File	Includes
Abbreviations	A shortened form of a word or phrase. ANU - Australian National University
Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar. Also includes Mnemonics Educational Acronyms, Information Technolgy Acronyms,
Adjectives	a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
Animals	Types of animals, Sounds the make, Where do they live, Collective names of animals Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia, names = Bull - is called a heifer
Antonyms	a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad - good ). Opposites = Absent - present
Big_Words for small	Small word with big word alternative Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
Business_Terms_Glossary	Terms used in business
Characteristics	A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them A partner in crime - accomplice
Church	Words pertaining to the church A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
Commonly_confused_words	Similar sounding words with different meanings also Homonyms Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance.
Communication	All about communication see also A History of Communication
Computer_terms	All computer terms (ASCII, Binary, Unicode)
Countries	Names given to certain towns or countries includes facts about climate Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
Death	Words pertaining to death Occurring after death - posthumous
Diminutives	A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive wordis a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William Cask - casket
Famous_People	Famous world discoveries of countries continents, includes Australian discoverers Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
Figurative_Expressions	Explanation of a word, words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
Flags of the world	Flags of countries in the world includes a countries quiz
Gender	Gender list of male female Actor - Actress
Geography	Countries of the world and Geographical facts The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
Gods	List of gods and goddesses War - Mars
Government	Australian and UK government with words denoting government Australian Government
Grammar	Explains grammar syntax and verbs adjectives nouns etc. Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
Human_Relationships	The art of living together includes senses, elements, cardinal numbers, cardinal virtues THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
Inventions	Alphabetical list of the most important inventions Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
Kings_Queens	List of kings and queens of Britain with facts and information EGBERT 827 - 839
Literary	Practical list of  words explained in a sentence or phrase A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
Marriage	Words pertaining to marriage included anniversary gifts A hater of marriage - misogamist
Medical	Medical terms in use today A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
Miscellaneous	Sounds that things make, description of various venues or habitats, special calendar dates, Aussie slang words, Mnemonics All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
Names	Names of persons or things, occupations, and a description of word meanings i.e. Terrestrial = Earth Various names explained Bird of night - Owl
Nature	Words connected to nature A four-footed animal - quadruped
Negatives	a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
Nouns	Explanation of nouns, COMMON Nouns, PROPER Nouns, COLLECTIVE  Nouns and ABSTRACT Nouns. sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
Numbers	Numbers of animals things i.e. A number of Cattle = herd A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
Opposites	a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else. Unable to read - il-literate
Other	Special days, Aussies slang and any other items not covered in this list Any other items that might be of interest
Patron Saints	List of Patron Saints St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
Places	A list of places A place where bees are kept = apiary A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
Possessive_Case	The case which is used to show possession is called the possessive case or genitive case. In case of nouns, an apostrophe is used to show it. Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
Prefixes	All Prefixes
Professions	List of various professions The commander of a fleet - Admiral
Proverbs	Famous proverbs A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A bad beginning makes a good ending.
Quotes	Serious Quotes and some Witty funny one liners Someone has glued my pack of cards together...I cannot deal with it!
Sayings	Famous sayings as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
Science_and_Arts	List of words used in Science or Art An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
Scientific_Terms	Explanation of scientific items like barometer The science of land management - agronomics
Seven_Wonders	The seven wonders of the ancient world with explanations The Pyramids of Egypt
Similes	Words to use as a Simile which is a phrase that describes one thing in terms of another.  A simile usually begins with like or as. Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt
Synonyms	List of words or phrases that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another  abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
Thesaurus	Understanding words, Incorrect Use of Words, Thesaurus of Words :Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt.  Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."
War	Words used in war Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
Weddings	Anniversary dates and wedding information
Words_to_Verbs	Words shown in noun or verb strong - strengthen
Zodiac_signs	Signs of the Zodiac

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