Movement of Animals
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"De motu animalium" redirects here. For other uses, see De motu animalium (disambiguation).
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Movement of Animals (or On the Motion of Animals; Greek Περὶ ζῴων κινήσεως; Latin De Motu Animalium) is one of Aristotle's major texts on biology. It sets out the general principles of animal locomotion.