An animal is a multicellular, eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa.
Animal or Animals may also refer to:
Entertainment
Fictional characters
- Animal (Muppet), a character from the television series The Muppet Show
- Animal, a character in the television series Takeshi's Castle
- Animal, played by Ken Hudson Campbell, a character on the TV sitcom Herman's Head
Movies
- Animal (1977 film), French film (L'Animal) starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch
- Animal (2001 film), Argentine comedy film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé
- The Animal, 2001 US comedy film featuring Rob Schneider
- Animals (film), a stand-up show written and performed by Ricky Gervais, filmed in 2003
- Animal (2005 film), US direct-to-video action drama film starring Ving Rhames and Terrance Howard
- The Animals (film), 2012 Filipino coming-of-age film by Gino M. Santos
- Animal (2014 film), 2014 US horror film starring Keke Palmer
Music
Bands
- The Animals, a British rock band
- A.N.I.M.A.L., an Argentinian heavy metal band
Albums
- The Animals (American album) (1964), by the Animals
- The Animals (British album) (1964), by the Animals
- Animals (Pink Floyd album), 1977
- Animal, by the Bar-Kays, 1988
- Animal (Motor Ace album), 2005
- Animal (Animosity album), 2007
- Animal!, by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, 2008
- Animals (This Town Needs Guns album), 2008
- Animal, by Far East Movement, 2008
- Animal, by the London-based electronic band autoKratz, 2009
- Animal (Kesha album), 2010
- Animal, by Berlin, 2013
- Animals (EP), by Ryan Starx, 2013
Songs
- "Animal" (Conor Maynard song)
- "Animal" (Def Leppard song)
- "Animal" (Jebediah song)
- "Animal" (Juvenile song)
- "Animal" (Kesha song)
- "Animal" (Miike Snow song)
- "Animal" (Neon Trees song)
- "Animal" (Pearl Jam song)
- "Animal" (R.E.M. song)
- "Animals" (Kevin Ayers song)
- "Animals" (Maroon 5 song)
- "Animals" (Martin Garrix song)
- "Animals" (Muse song)
- "Animals" (Nickelback song)
- "The Animal" (Disturbed song)
- "Animal" (Fuck Like a Beast)", by W.A.S.P.
- "Animal", by Against Me! from New Wave
- "Animal", by Ani DiFranco from Educated Guess
- "Animal", by Black Light Burns from Cruel Melody
- "Animal", by Ellie Goulding from Lights
- "Animal", by Karen O and the Kids from Where the Wild Things Are
- "Animal", by Kat DeLuna from 9 Lives
- "Animal", by Mindless Self Indulgence from If
- "Animal", by Mudmen from Overrated
- "Animal" by Subhumans from Demolition War
- "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
- "Animals", by CocoRosie from The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
- "Animals", by Coldplay as one of the B-sides for "Clocks"
- "Animals", by Dead Poetic from Vices
- "Animals", by Talking Heads from Fear of Music
- "Animals", by the End from Elementary
- "The Animal", by Steve Vai from Passion and Warfare
Television
- Animals (TV series), a South Korean TV series
- "Animals" (The Goodies), television series episode
- "Animals", series episode of Men Behaving Badly
- "Animals", series episode of Off the Air
- "Animals", series episode of The Vicar of Dibley
- Animal (audio play), an audio drama based on the television series Doctor Who
- Animals., a 2016 American animated television series
People
- The Animal (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "The Animal" or "Animal"
Professional wrestlers
- Road Warrior Animal (born 1960), the best-known ring persona of Joe Laurinaitis
- Animal Hamaguchi (born 1947), ring name of Japanese retired wrestler Heigo Hamaguchi
- George Steele (born 1937), American retired professional wrestler, author and actor known as "The Animal"
Software
- ANIMAL (computer worm), an early self-replicating computer program
- ANIMAL (image processing), an interactive software environment for image processing
Publications
- Animal (journal), full title: Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, British academic journal
- Animal (book), full title Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to The World's WildLife, a 2003 non-fiction book by David Burnie and several co-authors
- Animal, 2012 novel by K'wan Foye
Businesses
- Animal (clothing), a sportswear retailer and brand based in the United Kingdom
- Animal (restaurant), a restaurant based in Los Angeles, California, USA
See also
- Animals, Animals, Animals, an American educational television series (1976â"1981)
- Animalia (disambiguation), other uses of the term
- Animalism (disambiguation)