This course provides an overview of the invertebrate and vertebrate animals, including sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, nematodes, annelids, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms, minor protostome and deuterostome groups, invertebrate chordates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Topics include animal classification and phylogeny, diversity of taxonomic groups, structure and function, and roles in the environment. Laboratory practical work (which may be on campus or online) emphasises observation and investigation of living and preserved specimens, including some dissections. Field excursions (which may be in the environment or virtually online) will allow you to observe animals in their natural environments.