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As usual, when fads involve animals, the animals are the losers, but so is society in general.

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  1. noun A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion, nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth, and fixed bodily structure.
  2. noun An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.
  3. noun A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.

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  • The total amount realised for the animals was about £2900. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
  • They got their name from whalers who thought the animals were the "right" ones to hunt, because they floated when killed and could be spotted swimming in waters near the shore. —  Livescience.com
  • A world cleared of conventional newspapers (and television networks - soon to go), will also be a place where now small and seemingly innocuous media animals will be able to flourish and grow. —  WordPress.com News
  • In Africa, the animals are amazed to find more of their kind. —  Mininova
  • I stay outside for awhile letting the endless darkness and the sharp air permeate my skin, loving the night and the animal prowling around in me, thinking about how many other animals might be awake and outside at night right now, right here. —  Precious Metal: the blog
 

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