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An animal is a multicellular, eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa.

Animal, Animals, or The Animal may also refer to:

People

• The Animal (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "The Animal" or "Animal"
• Animal Hamaguchi, a ring name of Japanese retired professional wrestler Heigo Hamaguchi (born 1947)
• Road Warrior Animal or Animal, ring names of American professional wrestler Joseph Michael Laurinaitis (1960–2020)

Books and publications

• Animal (book), full title Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to The World's WildLife
• Animal, 2012 novel by K'wan Foye
• Animal (journal), full title: Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience
• Animals (novel), a 2014 novel by Emma Jane Unsworth

Film and television

Films

• Animal (1977 film), a French film (L'Animal) starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch
• Animals (1998 film), an American film starring Tim Roth and Rod Steiger
• Animal (2001 film), an Argentine comedy film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé
• Animal (2005 film), an American direct-to-video action drama film starring Ving Rhames and Terrance Howard
• Animal (2014 film), an American horror film starring Keke Palmer
• Animal (2018 film), an Argentine film
• Animals (2003 film), a stand-up show written and performed by Ricky Gervais
• Animals (2012 film), a Spanish film
• Animals (2014 film), a British drama film written by and starring David Dastmalchian
• Animals (2017 film), a German film
• Animals (2019 film), an Australian film
• Animals (2021 film), a psychological thriller film
• The Animal, a 2001 American comedy film featuring Rob Schneider
• The Animals (film), a 2012 Filipino coming-of-age film by Gino M. Santos
• Animal (2023 film), a 2023 Indian Hindi language action thriller film
• Animal (2023 film), a drama film directed by Sofia Exarchou

Television

• Animal (TV series), an American nature documentary series
• Animals (American TV series), a 2016–2018 animated series
• Animals (South Korean TV series), a 2015 reality-variety show
• "Animals" (The Goodies), a 1980 episode
• "Animals" (Men Behaving Badly), a 1992 episode
• "Animals" (Off the Air), a 2011 episode
• "Animals" (The Vicar of Dibley), a 1994 episode
• "The Animals" (Orange Is the New Black), a 2016 episode
• Animal (audio drama), a 2011 audio drama based on Doctor Who

Characters

• Animal (Muppet), a character from the television series The Muppet Show
• Animal, a character in the television series Takeshi's Castle
• Animal, played by Ken Hudson Campbell, a character on the TV sitcom Herman's Head
• Dennis "Animal" Price, a character on the TV series Lou Grant

Music

• The Animals, a British rock band
• A.N.I.M.A.L., an Argentine heavy metal band
• Animal (Nick Culmer) lead singer of the Anti-Nowhere League

Albums

• Animal (Animosity album), 2007
• Animal (Bar-Kays album), 1989
• Animal (Big Scary album), 2016
• Animal (Kesha album), 2010
• Animal (Lump album), 2021
• Animal (María Becerra album), 2021
• Animal (Motor Ace album), 2005
• Animals (Pink Floyd album), 1977
• Animals (This Town Needs Guns album), 2008
• The Animals (American album), by the Animals, 1964
• The Animals (British album), by the Animals, 1964
• Animal, a 2009 album by AutoKratz
• Animal, a 2013 album by Berlin
• Animal, a 2008 album by Far East Movement
• Animal, a 1992 album by France D'Amour
• Animal!, a 2008 album by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

EPs

• Animals (EP) by Ryan Starx, 2013
• Animal, a 2015 EP by Hidden in Plain View
• A.N.I.M.A.L, a 2019 EP by John Newman

Songs

"Animal"

• "Animal" (Álvaro Soler song), 2017
• "Animal" (Conor Maynard song), 2013
• "Animal" (Def Leppard song), 1987
• "Animal" (Jebediah song), 1999
• "Animal" (Juvenile song), 2006
• "Animal" (María Becerra and Cazzu song), 2022
• "Animal" (Miike Snow song), 2009
• "Animal" (Neon Trees song), 2010
• "Animal" (Pearl Jam song), 1994
• "Animal" (R.E.M. song), 2004
• "Animal" (R.I.O. song), 2011
• "Animal" (Trey Songz song), 2017
• "Animal" (Troye Sivan song), 2018
• "Animal", by Against Me! from New Wave
• "Animal", by Ani DiFranco from Educated Guess
• "Animal", by Anti-Nowhere League from We Are...The League, 1982
• "Animal", by Aurora from A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
• "Animal", by Black Light Burns from Cruel Melody
• "Animal", by Ellie Goulding from Lights
• "Animal", by France D'Amour from Animal, 1992
• "Animal", by Karen O and the Kids from Where the Wild Things Are
• "Animal", by Kat DeLuna from 9 Lives
• "Animal", by Kesha from Animal
• "Animal", by Mabel from About Last Night..., 2022
• "Animal", by the Men from Open Your Heart, 2012
• "Animal", by Mindless Self Indulgence from If
• "Animal", by Mudmen from Overrated
• "Animal", by Nada Surf from You Know Who You Are, 2016
• "Animal", by Subhumans from Demolition War
• "Animal", by Sunhouse from Crazy On The Weekend
• "Animal", by The Kinks from To the Bone
• "Animal", by Toto from Past to Present 1977–1990
• "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", by W.A.S.P., 1984

"Animals"

• "Animals" (Architects song), 2020
• "Animals" (Kevin Ayers song), 1980
• "Animals" (Maroon 5 song), 2014
• "Animals" (Martin Garrix song), 2013
• "Animals" (Muse song), 2012
• "Animals" (Nickelback song), 2005
• "Animals", by CocoRosie from The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
• "Animals", by Coldplay as one of the B-sides for "Clocks"
• "Animals", by Dead Poetic from Vices
• "Animals", by Talking Heads from Fear of Music
• "Animals", by The End from Elementary
• "Animals", by Todrick Hall featuring Matt Bloyd from Forbidden

"The Animal"

• "The Animal" (song), by Disturbed, 2010
• "The Animal", by Steve Vai from Passion and Warfare

Other uses

• ANIMAL (computer worm), an early self-replicating computer program
• ANIMAL (image processing), an interactive software environment for image processing
• Operation Animals, a World War II Allied deception operation in Greece
• Animals (Israeli organization), an animal rights group based in Israel