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In this article we will discuss about the artificial and natural classification of animals. Artificial Classification of Animals: When a classification is constructed on the basis of a few external characters, even a single arbitrarily chosen character and with­out their relationships, called artificial type of classification. The early taxonomists fol­lowed artificial type of classification up to 18th century, e.g., Aristotle [...]

In this article we will discuss about the need and modern trend of classification of animals. Need for Classification of Animals: Animals bother neither about their position in the animal kingdom nor they care for any ornamental name. Why then classification and naming are considered to be so impor­tant? Surely it is not to bewilder the begin­ners of Biology with [...]