No. 4,711 in Russian
животное
"Animal."
In a sentence
Это животное живет в лесу.
This animal lives in the forest.
Here 'животное' is the subject of the sentence, representing a generic living non-human creature.
Она заботится о своем животном.
She takes care of her animal.
In this sentence, 'животном,' being in the instrumental case, refers to a specific animal that belongs to her, indicating possession.
Зоопарк имеет много редких животных.
The zoo has many rare animals.
The plural form 'животных' is used here to signify multiple animals in the context of the zoo.
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