Zoology is everything about animals. It is the scientific study related to the entire species of the animal kingdom.

An ancient Greek, Aristotle, was the first person to classify(分类) the living things in the 4th century BC. He first divided living things into animals and plants, and then went on with his further classifications. Later the words like biology(生物学), botany and zoology appeared.

People who study zoology are called zoologists. They learn about animals, like where they come from and how they live.

There are many different kinds of zoologists. Some try to learn everything about one animal. And some try to understand where new kinds of animals come

From.

Charles Darwin is probably the most famous zoologist. He showed that animals are all one big family and every kind of animal changes slowly to match the place where they live.

Getting to know animals is important because people are animals. When we study animals, we learn about ourselves. And there are a lot of animals in danger. They are calling for our help.

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zoology

The definition(定义)

A subject studying  ;

Aristotle was the first to classify the living things.

Things to do as zoologists

Learning  about one animal;

Understanding where new kinds of animals come from.

A famous zoologist and his idea

Charles Darwin:

Animals slowly to match the place where they live.

The of studying animals

Learning about humans when studying animals; Lots of animals need