# Animal

> Humans are also animals, but the word is usually used to refer to animals other than humans. In the animal rights community, the term non-human animal is used for animals other than humans.

<Humans> are also animals, but the word is usually used to refer to animals other than humans. In the [animal rights](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Animal%20rights.txt) community, the term <non-human animal> is used for animals other than humans.

## Invertebrates

Insects and other <invertebrates> are animals too, but most people think of <vertebrates> when they hear the word animal. See: [invertebrate sentience](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/Invertebrate%20sentience.txt).