A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

Much easier to keep a flask of cells under very sterile, very reproducible conditions than it is to keep a small animal, right?

保存一小瓶细胞,该细胞可在无菌条件下再生,这要比保存小动物容易的多

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Sometimes,a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

For a moment the small animal twisted violently.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

One painting of Cecilia Gallerani has come to be known as "Lady with an Ermine" because of the small white animal she is holding.

VOA: special.2010.09.15