Dibb, kitarr, vokaal), kes võttis bändist ajutiselt puhkust. Neil on ka oma plaadi firma Paw Tracks. Panda Bear ja Avey Tare on andnud välja ka sooloalbumeid. Merriweather Post Pavilion`i on nimetatud paljude kriitikute poolt aasta(2009) parimaks albumiks, juba enne selle ametliku ilmumist. Animal Collective on külastanud ka Eestit 2006 aastal. Discograafia: Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They're Vanished - 2000 (Animal) Danse Manatee - 2001 (Catsup Plate) Hollinndagain - 2002 (St. Ives) Campfire Songs - 2003 (Catsup Plate) Here Comes The Indian - 2003 (Paw Tracks) Sung Tongs - 2004 (FatCat) Feels - 2005 (FatCat) Strawberry Jam - 2007 (Domino) Water Curses - 2008 (Domino) Merriweather Post Pavilion - 2009 (Domino) Bänd ja plaat kuulavad mu enda lemmikute hulka, album vast kõige lemmikum mida kuulnud olen. Animal Collective kohta võib ütelda avangaardne, eksperimentaalne, noise pop, freak folk, indie rock,
sugar, suttee; more or less direct: ahimsa, asana, ashrama, atman, avatar, bodhisattva, brahmin, Buddha, chakra, guru, hatha yoga, karma, lingam, maharaja(h), mahatma, mantra, Maya, nirvana, raja(h), rani/ranee, satyagraha, sutra, swastika, yantra, yoga, yogasana Tagalog: boondock, ylang-ylang. Chinese languages: china, chin-chin, chopsticks, chopsuey, chow chow, chow mein, dim sum, fan-tan, feng shui, ginseng, gung-ho, kaolin, ketchup/catsup, kowtow, kung fu, lychee, loquat, mahjong, pekoe, sampan, tai chi, taipan, Tao, tea, yang, yen, yin. Japanese: aikido, banzai, bonsai, bushido, futon, geisha, haiku, hara-kiri, judo, jujitsu, Kabuki, kamikaze, kimono, koan, mikado, sake, samisen, samurai, sayonara, Shinto, shogun, soy(a), sushi, teriyaki, tofu, tycoon, yen, Zen Arabic: artichoke, alcohol, sugar, camel, alchemy, algebra, elixir, 13. Etymological doublets