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Chapter 26.8, Problem 1HYEW
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Which is the world’s loudest animal.
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Animals are defined as the multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that belong to Kingdom Animalia. All animals have to move from one place to another, they also take oxygen for respiration, and reproduce by sexual means.
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