what is the difference between old world and new world animal species?

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Question by YRT19: what is the difference between old world and new world animal species?
do old world animals originate from the OLD WORLD?

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Answer by KTDykes
The Old World refers to lands on the eastern side of the Atlantic (Europe, Africa and Asia) whereas the New World refers to the Americas. The general difference is thus geographic. Old World critters are found in the Old World and New World ones in the New World.

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