Animals are multicellular organisms in the taxonomical kingdom Animalia. Zoology, the study of animals, defines animals using several characteristics: they generally reproduce sexually, consume organic material, are capable of movement and include a blastula stage during embryonic development. Use Wolfram|Alpha to explore the diversity of animals from simple organisms, like jellyfish and worms, to highly complex and large organisms that are wild, like giraffes, or domesticated, like cows.
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Compute characteristics of notable cattle breeds, including dairy cows and beef cattle.
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Explore various types of popular horse breeds across the world, including draft and warmblood horses as well as ponies.
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Get information on a wide range of poultry breeds, including chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
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Investigate the wide variety of domesticated cats, created through selective breeding, from small to large.
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From companion to sporting dogs, explore varieties of domesticated dogs.
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Compute characteristics of various types of pig breeds, including miniature pigs.
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Explore notable sheep breeds across the world, including dairy sheep as well as ones bred for wool.
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Get information on goat breeds across the world and explore their origins, distributions and physical characteristics.
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From homing pigeons to tumblers and high flyers, explore properties of notable pigeon breeds.