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Old 03-16-2006, 02:22 AM   #15
Skunks
I thought I changed this.
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: western nowhere, ny
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How is it that this is defined as an "animal" instead of some other term that more aptly implies "teeny little critter"? Don't we have terms like "insect" and "bug" and others that more fit that size bracket?

& If the distinction isn't one of size but of component parts & makeup, then is this also remarkable in that it is much closer in bodily function to the things that come to mind when you say "animal" -- mammals, reptiles, birds and such -- than with insects?
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