Clipart pictures of numerous species of mammals. Of the class mammalia, mammals are different from other classes by having mammary glands, sweat glands, hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex area of the brain. This section contains mammals whose common name begin with O through Q.
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Ocelot
Ocelot, a leopard-like cat originally from the tropics. It is an agile climber.... |
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Ocelot
An ocelot climbing a tree.... |
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Ocelot
A class of carnivorous mammals native to the warmer parts of America, and commonly called tiger-cat.... |
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Ocelot
"A digitigrade carnivorous mammal of the cat kind, peculiar to the American continent. It attains a length of about 3 feet, while the tail measures some 18 inches more. The ocelot inhabits great for... |
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Octodon
"In size and shape, it resembles the water rat. The fur is long and moderately soft; upper parts of the body penciled with black and pale brownish-yellow; dirty white beneath. The length of the body i... |
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Oligocene Mammals
Mammals from the Oligocene age. Shown are the Titanothere, Entelodont, Hyracodon, Uintathere, and the Hyaenodou. The six-foot man is drawn to the same scale as the other animals.... |
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Opossum
The opossum is nocturnal and arboreal. At night it searches for insects, birds, eggs, fruit, etc. It uses its tail for climbing and when attacked it feigns death, giving rise to the origin of the comm... |
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Opossum
"Opossum, of the marsupial family. Some species have pouches while others do not, and will therefore carry young upon their backs."mdash Beach, 1909... |
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Opossum
A class of marsupial mammals native to America. They include a large number of species, ranging in size from that of a house-mouse to that of a large cat. The hair is soft and wool-like, and the color... |
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Opossum
A rodent of North America that plays deadfor self defense.... |
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Orang
The name of an anthropoid ape, signifying "man of the woods," and native to Sumatra, Borneo, and Malacca. There is but one species of this class of apes.... |
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Orang Outang
"The Orang Outang is the Mias of the Dyaks; also known as the 'wild man of the wood.' It is a dull, slothful animal, but possessed of great strength. These animals are now confined to the swampy fores... |
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Orangutan
"Monkey, a word loosely applied to apes, baboons, Old and New World monkeys, marmosets and lemurs."— Beach, 1909... |
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Orangutan
The orangutans... |
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Orca
The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca), less commonly, Blackfish or Seawolf, is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family. It is found in all the world's oceans, from the frigid Arctic and An... |
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Ornithorhynchus
"Ornithorhynchus, commonly called duckbill or watermole, is a small quadruped found in Australia and Tasmania."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)... |
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Ornithorhynchus
An animal of Australia, the only genus of its class. It is characterized by webbed feet, short tail, very small eyes, soft and close fur, and a beak with mandibles shaped like those of a duck.... |
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Oryx
The oryx is a native of S. Africa. It is one of the fastest animals in that region. It is similar in appearance to the antelope but its tail is like that of the horse, and its horns are dark and per... |
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Otomys, Caffrarian
"Is of a grayish-fawn, six inches long, with a tail two and a half inches. it is found at the Cape of Good Hope." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885... |
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Otter
A class of carnivorous mammals of the weasel family, which includes about twenty species that vary greatly in size. The common otter measures a little over two feet from nose to tail. It has a tail ab... |
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Otter
A marine mammal native to North America.... |
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Otter, Sea
Different species of sea otters perched on the coast.... |
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Otter, Sea
The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal in the Mustelidae family of weasels.... |
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Ox
An ox under a tree... |
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Ox
A male of the bovine class.... |