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Among the land animals, the Cheetah can run fastest over the ground. The Cheetah uses its powerful forelimbs to push itself forward during running.

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
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Cheetah is the most successful runner among quadrupedal animals. Because of its specially developed forelimbs and bodyshape, it acquires the power of fastest running over the ground. During running, it uses its powerful forelimbs to push itself forward.
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Animal Kingdom

Animals are eukaryotic, multicellular species that belong to the Kingdom Animalia. Every animal has a distinct characteristic. They get energy either by feeding on plants or on other animals. There are millions of species that have been recognized, few shares similar characteristics while others vary drastically.

Kingdom Animalia comprises all animals. In the midst of the five kingdoms, the largest kingdom is the animal kingdom. Animals are multicellular eukaryotes. Though, like plants, they do not possess chlorophyll or a cell wall. Therefore, members of the animal kingdom indicate a heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Kingdom Animalia is further classified into ten different subphyla based on their body designs or differentiations.

The different phyla of the Kingdom Animalia are as follows:

  1. Porifera
  2. Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Nematoda
  5. Annelida
  6. Arthropoda
  7. Mollusca
  8. Echinodermata
  9. Hemichordata
  10. Chordata

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