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animal

adjective as in beastlike; carnal

noun as in animate being; mammal

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It sat vacant for over 20 years, while animal and human scavengers ransacked the ten-acre site and claimed it for their own, before it was rescued in the 1990s by architectural preservationists.

From Salon

Her “first animal research program,” according to her mother, was a study of earthworms to determine how they were able to move without legs, a project she carried out in her bed.

From Salon

And she never waivered in her mission to help the animals to which she dedicated her life.

From BBC

Later, she gave Goodall books about animals and adventure — especially the Doctor Dolittle tales and Tarzan.

There’s no CG in the dog’s performance, no corny reaction shots and no use of animal doubles either.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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