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    Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that can move independently at some point in their lives. Their body plans become fixed as they develop, although some undergo metamorphosis later. Animals must ingest other organisms for sustenance. Most animal phyla appeared during the Cambrian explosion and are divided into subgroups including vertebrates, mollusks, arthropods, annelids, sponges and jellyfish. Birds are endothermic vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks, egg laying, high metabolism and lightweight skeletons. They range in size from 5 cm to 2.75 m and there are over 10,000 living species, mostly passerines. Parrots are birds in the

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    Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that can move independently at some point in their lives. Their body plans become fixed as they develop, although some undergo metamorphosis later. Animals must ingest other organisms for sustenance. Most animal phyla appeared during the Cambrian explosion and are divided into subgroups including vertebrates, mollusks, arthropods, annelids, sponges and jellyfish. Birds are endothermic vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks, egg laying, high metabolism and lightweight skeletons. They range in size from 5 cm to 2.75 m and there are over 10,000 living species, mostly passerines. Parrots are birds in the

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    Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that can move independently at some point in their lives. Their body plans become fixed as they develop, although some undergo metamorphosis later. Animals must ingest other organisms for sustenance. Most animal phyla appeared during the Cambrian explosion and are divided into subgroups including vertebrates, mollusks, arthropods, annelids, sponges and jellyfish. Birds are endothermic vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks, egg laying, high metabolism and lightweight skeletons. They range in size from 5 cm to 2.75 m and there are over 10,000 living species, mostly passerines. Parrots are birds in the

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    Animals
    Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia (also called
    Metazoa). All animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and
    independently, at some point in their lives. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as
    they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their
    lives. All animals are heterotrophs: they must ingest other organisms or their products
    for sustenance.

    Most known animal phyla appeared in the fossil record as marine species during the
    Cambrian explosion, about 542 million years ago. Animals are divided into various subgroups, some of which are: vertebrates (birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish);
    molluscs (clams, oysters, octopuses, squid, snails); arthropods (millipedes, centipedes,
    insects, spiders, scorpions, crabs, lobsters, shrimp); annelids (earthworms, leeches);
    sponges; and jellyfish.

    2. Birds
    Birds (class Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, a beak
    with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered
    heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the
    5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the class of tetrapods
    with the most living species, at approximately ten thousand, with more than half of these
    being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds.

    3. Parrots

    Parrots, also known as psittacines /stsanz/,[2][3] are birds of the roughly 393 species
    in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes,[4] found in most tropical and
    subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea
    ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand
    parrots).[5] Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species
    inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity
    of parrots is in South America and Australasia.

    Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong
    legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multicoloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism. They form the most
    variably sized bird order in terms of length.

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