> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/_mcp/server.

# Animals


## API Docs

- Animals [List all animals](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/animal-list.md)
- Animals [Create an animal](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/animal-create.md)
- Animals [Retrieve an animal](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/animal-get.md)
- Animals [Delete an animal](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/animal-delete.md)
- Animals [Update an animal](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/animal-update.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.benchling.com/in-vivo/animals/openapi.yaml)