Study of animal life (7)

I believe the answer is:
zoology
(Other definitions for zoology that I've seen before include "Animal study" , "Science of animal life" , "Science of animals" , "The scientific study of animals" .)
I believe the answer is:
zoology
(Other definitions for zoology that I've seen before include "Animal study" , "Science of animal life" , "Science of animals" , "The scientific study of animals" .)