animal Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

is a multicellular, eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Animal, Animals, or The Animal may also refer to:

People

* The Animal (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "The Animal" or "Animal" *

Animal Hamaguchi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . During his career he was recognized as a talented tag team wrestler despite his relatively small size for a heavyweight, and today he is recognized as a trainer in bot ...

, a ring name of Japanese retired professional wrestler Heigo Hamaguchi (born 1947) *

Road Warrior Animal Joseph Michael Laurinaitis (September 12, 1960 – September 22, 2020), better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal (or simply Animal), was an American professional wrestler. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was one half of the tag team T ...

or Animal, ring names of American professional wrestler Joseph Michael Laurinaitis (1960–2020)

Books and publications

* ''Animal'' (book), full title ''Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to The World's WildLife'' * ''Animal'', 2012 novel by K'wan Foye * ''Animal'' (journal), full title: ''Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience'' * ''Animals'' (novel), a 2014 novel by Emma Jane Unsworth

Film and television

Films

* ''Animal'' (1977 film), a French film (''L'Animal'') starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch * ''Animals'' (1998 film), an American film starring Tim Roth and Rod Steiger * ''Animal'' (2001 film), an Argentine comedy film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé * ''Animal'' (2005 film), an American direct-to-video action drama film starring Ving Rhames and Terrance Howard * ''Animal'' (2014 film), an American horror film starring Keke Palmer * ''Animal'' (2018 film), an Argentine film * ''Animals'' (2003 film), a stand-up show written and performed by Ricky Gervais * ''Animals'' (2012 film), a Spanish film * ''Animals'' (2014 film), a British drama film written by and starring David Dastmalchian * ''Animals'' (2017 film), a German film * ''Animals'' (2019 film), an Australian film * ''Animals'' (2021 film), a psychological thriller film * ''

The Animal ''The Animal'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield, written by Rob Schneider and Tom Brady, and starring Schneider in the lead role, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Guy Torry, and Edward Asner. The film depicts a police ...

'', a 2001 American comedy film featuring Rob Schneider * ''The Animals'' (film), a 2012 Filipino coming-of-age film by Gino M. Santos * ''Animal'' (2023 Greek film), a 2023 Greek drama film directed by Sofia Exarchou * ''Animal'' (2023 Indian film), a 2023 Indian Hindi language action thriller film

Television

* ''Animal'' (TV series), an American nature documentary series * ''Animals'' (American TV series), a 2016–2018 animated series * ''Animals'' (South Korean TV series), a 2015 reality-variety show * "Animals" (''The Goodies''), a 1980 episode * "Animals" (''Men Behaving Badly''), a 1992 episode * "Animals" (''Off the Air''), a 2011 episode * "Animals" (''The Vicar of Dibley''), a 1994 episode * "The Animals" (''Orange Is the New Black''), a 2016 episode * ''Animal'' (audio drama), a 2011 audio drama based on ''Doctor Who''

Characters

Animal (Muppet) Animal is a Muppet character from ''The Muppet Show'', and the wild and frenzied drummer of the fictional band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The character was originally performed by Frank Oz and currently by Eric Jacobson. His origina ...

, a character from the television series ''The Muppet Show'' * Animal, a character in the television series ''

Takeshi's Castle is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult physical challeng ...

'' * Animal, played by Ken Hudson Campbell, a character on the TV sitcom ''

Herman's Head ''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchsto ...

'' * Dennis "Animal" Price, a character on the TV series ''

Lou Grant Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two television series produced by MTM Enterprises for CBS. The first was ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), a half-hour light-hearted situation comedy in which the character was ...

Music

The Animals The Animals (also billed as Eric Burdon and the Animals) are an English rock band, formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1960s. The band moved to London upon finding fame in 1964. The Animals were known for their gritty, bluesy sound and ...

, a British rock band *

A.N.I.M.A.L. A.N.I.M.A.L. (''Acosados Nuestros Indios Murieron Al Luchar''; meaning "Harassed, Our Indians Died While Fighting") is a Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The band's sound is a combination of thrash metal, groov ...

, an Argentine heavy metal band * Animal (Nick Culmer) lead singer of the

Anti-Nowhere League Anti-Nowhere League are an English punk rock band, formed in 1979 by lead singer Animal (Nick Culmer), guitarist Magoo (Chris Exall), Bones (Tony Shaw) on drums and Chris Elvy on bass. Career Early days The band first played at the 1980 Cha ...

Albums

* ''Animal'' (Animosity album), 2007 * ''Animal'' (Bar-Kays album), 1989 * ''Animal'' (Big Scary album), 2016 * ''Animal'' (Kesha album), 2010 * ''Animal'' (Lump album), 2021 * ''Animal'' (María Becerra album), 2021 * ''Animal'' (Motor Ace album), 2005 * ''Animals'' (Pink Floyd album), 1977 * ''Animals'' (This Town Needs Guns album), 2008 * ''The Animals'' (American album), by the Animals, 1964 * ''The Animals'' (British album), by the Animals, 1964 * ''Animal'', a 2009 album by AutoKratz * ''Animal'', a 2013 album by

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

* ''Animal'', a 2008 album by

Far East Movement Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American Hip hop music, hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles. The group formed in 2003 and as of August 2018 consists of Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), DJ Virman (Vi ...

* ''Animal'', a 1992 album by

France D'Amour France D'Amour (born France Rochon on March 30, 1967, in Mont-Rolland, Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian singer songwriter from Quebec. She studied music at Collège Lionel-Groulx in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec specialising in ja ...

* ''Animal!'', a 2008 album by

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's Margot & the Nuclear So and So's is an American rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana. Between 2006 and 2014, the band released 6 full-length albums. History The band's founding members, Richard Edwards and Andy Fry, met while teens. Eventuall ...

EPs

* ''Animals'' (EP) by Ryan Starx, 2013 * ''Animal'', a 2015 EP by

Hidden in Plain View Hidden in Plain View is an American five-piece post-hardcore band from northern New Jersey. They formed in 2000 and originally disbanded in 2007. During this seven-year run, the group released records with four record labels (most notably the ...

* ''A.N.I.M.A.L'', a 2019 EP by John Newman

Songs

"Animal"

* "Animal" (Álvaro Soler song), 2017 * "Animal" (Conor Maynard song), 2013 * "Animal" (Def Leppard song), 1987 * "Animal" (Jebediah song), 1999 * "Animal" (Juvenile song), 2006 * "Animal" (María Becerra and Cazzu song), 2022 * "Animal" (Miike Snow song), 2009 * "Animal" (Neon Trees song), 2010 * "Animal" (Pearl Jam song), 1994 * "Animal" (R.E.M. song), 2004 * "Animal" (R.I.O. song), 2011 * "Animal" (Trey Songz song), 2017 * "Animal" (Troye Sivan song), 2018 *"Animal", by Against Me! from '' New Wave'' *"Animal", by Ani DiFranco from ''

Educated Guess A guess (or an act of guessing) is a swift conclusion drawn from data directly at hand, and held as probable or tentative, while the person making the guess (the guesser) admittedly lacks material for a greater degree of certainty. A guess is als ...

'' *"Animal", by Anti-Nowhere League from '' We Are...The League'', 1982 *"Animal", by Aurora from ''

A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) ''A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)'' is the second studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer Aurora. It was released on 7 June 2019 by Decca and Glassnote Records. It succeeds the album's first and previous chapter '' Infec ...

'' *"Animal", by Black Light Burns from ''

Cruel Melody ''Cruel Melody'' is the debut album of American rock band Black Light Burns, released on June 5, 2007, through Ross Robinson's label I AM: WOLFPACK. The album is an outcome of frontman Wes Borland's efforts after h ...

'' *"Animal", by Ellie Goulding from ''

Lights Light is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to: Illumination * Light bulb * Traffic light Arts and entertainment Music * Lights (musician) (born 1987), Canadian singer-son ...

'' *"Animal", by

from ''Animal'', 1992 *"Animal", by Karen O and the Kids from ''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several tim ...

'' *"Animal", by Kat DeLuna from '' 9 Lives'' *"Animal", by Kesha from ''Animal'' *"Animal", by Mabel from '' About Last Night...'', 2022 *"Animal", by the Men from '' Open Your Heart'', 2012 *"Animal", by Mindless Self Indulgence from '' If'' *"Animal", by

Mudmen Mudmen are a Canadian Celtic rock band. They are best known for their singles "5 O'Clock", "Saturday", and "Drink and Fight" as well as their covers of Spirit of the West's "Home for a Rest" and AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Ro ...

from ''Overrated'' *"Animal", by Nada Surf from '' You Know Who You Are'', 2016 *"Animal", by Subhumans from ''

Demolition War ''Demolition War'' is the first EP released by the anarcho-punk group Subhumans. It was originally released on Spiderleg Records in 1981, and was also released as part of the ''EP-LP An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, ...

'' *"Animal", by Sunhouse from ''Crazy On The Weekend'' *"Animal", by The Kinks from '' To the Bone'' *"Animal", by Toto from '' Past to Present 1977–1990'' *"

Animal (F**k Like a Beast) "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)" is a song by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. It was originally intended to be the opening track on their self-titled 1984 debut album, but was dropped before the album's release, although it appears as a bonu ...

", by W.A.S.P., 1984

"Animals"

* "Animals" (Architects song), 2020 * "Animals" (Kevin Ayers song), 1980 * "Animals" (Maroon 5 song), 2014 * "Animals" (Martin Garrix song), 2013 * "Animals" (Muse song), 2012 * "Animals" (Nickelback song), 2005 * "Animals", by CocoRosie from ''

The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn ''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' is the third studio album by American musical group by CocoRosie, released by Touch and Go Records on April 10, 2007. Recording CocoRosie made the preliminary recordings for ''The Adventures of Ghos ...

'' *"Animals", by Coldplay as one of the B-sides for "

Clocks A clock or a timepiece is a device used to measure and indicate time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month and the ...

" *"Animals", by Dead Poetic from ''

Vices A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trai ...

'' *"Animals", by Talking Heads from ''

Fear of Music ''Fear of Music'' is the third studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads. ...

'' *"Animals", by The End from ''

Elementary Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, an ...

'' *"Animals", by Todrick Hall featuring Matt Bloyd from '' Forbidden''

"The Animal"

* "The Animal" (song), by Disturbed, 2010 *"The Animal", by Steve Vai from ''

Passion and Warfare ''Passion and Warfare'' is the second studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released on May 22, 1990 through Relativity and Epic Records. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Background ''Passion and Warfare'' was written based on a series of ...

Other uses

* ANIMAL (computer worm), an early self-replicating computer program *

ANIMAL (image processing) ANIMAL (first implementation: 1988 - revised: 2004) is an interactive environment for image processing that is oriented toward the rapid prototyping, testing, and modification of algorithms. To create ANIMAL (AN IMage ALgebra), XLISP of David Betz ...

, an interactive software environment for image processing *

Operation Animals Operation Animals was a World War II mission by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), in cooperation with the Greek Resistance groups ELAS, Zeus, EDES, PAO and the United States Army Air Force. The operation took place between 21 June ...

, a World War II Allied deception operation in Greece * Animals (Israeli organization), an animal rights group based in Israel