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animal

[an-uh-muhl] / ˈæn ə məl /




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Felizzatto wrote that “the unnecessary housing of animals in cruelty/neglect cases contributes to the overcrowding of our animal shelters” and leads to animals going “kennel crazy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Social work, animal sciences as well as hospitality and administrative management also faced little exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Southern California work crews were doing some routine excavation recently when they dug up one very strange animal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

In the animal model, partially blocking ClC-1 improved the ability of aging muscles to react to nerve signals and increased muscle strength.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

"We are going to help you," Rowan had told them as he moved from one to the other, stroking and patting, drawing in the familiar, warm animal smell of them.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Guides predicted that untrained drivers would crowd or otherwise harass animals, or play down the importance of the wildlife expertise guides had built over years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Eukaryotes – including all animals, plants, algae and fungi – are very different.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

In that case, DNA analysis of deer meat found at the man’s home and a nearby waterway revealed the man was lying about the number of animals he had shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Coulson said the animals are hard to train and deploy, and the U.S. government tightly regulates how many are licensed to go into nuisance-bird abatement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Harsh, bellowing shouts, snorting, baying animals… wagon wheels rattling, whip cracks, and a bugler’s call and marching feet.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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