- Sheep-ox
The Sheep-ox or Muscus-ox , the Oemingarok der Eskimos ( Ovibos moschatus ), miraculously combines in itself the characteristics of the Cattle and of the Sheep; it is therefore necessary for us to consider him as a representative of a separate subfamily. - The White Yak of the Asiatic Mountains
This animal has a thick coat of long, silky hair, which hangs nearly to the ground. Ropes and cloth are made from it. The tail is just a great[96] bunch of long hair. The Yak does not bellow like the ox but gives a short grunt. Its milk is very rich, and fine butter is made from it. - Thelemark cows of Norway
- Podolian Cow, Galicia
- Prize Short-horn, 'Pride of Windsor' , shown at Islington
- Devon Yearling Heifer, shown at Croydon, 1875
- Hereford Bull, 'Tredegar'
- Mariahof Cow, Styria
- A calf
A calf - The Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
Another large mammal, perhaps less well known, is the Musk-Ox (Ovibos moschatus), which resembles in size the smaller varieties of Oxen, but in structure and habits is closely allied to the Sheep. As is implied by the specific name, it exhales a musky odour; this does not, however, appear to be due to the secretion of a special gland, as is the case in other animals with a similar smell. The skin is covered with long brown thickly-matted hair, interspersed with white. It is confined to the most northerly parts of North America and the American Arctic islands, and to North Greenland. Though not now living in the Old World, it seems formerly to have been abundant in Siberia, and, as we shall learn later on, it was one of the species which took part in the great Siberian invasion of Europe. Its remains have been found not only in Germany and France, but also in the south of England. - Outlines of Manilla Buffalo
- Skull of Short-nosed Ox of the Pampas
- Free Martin
- Chillingham Bull
- Kyloe, or Highland Ox
- Zebu.—(Var. δ.)
- Zebus (var. γ) and Car
- Zebu
- Brahmin Bull
- Head of Musk Ox
- Zamouse, or Bush Cow
- Arnee from Indian Painting
- Horns of Young Arnee
- Arnee
- Gaur
- Head of Gaur
- Pegasse
- Head of Cape Buffalo
- Cape Buffalo
- Young Cape Buffalo
- Short-horned Bull
- Pulo Condore Buffalo
- Head of Manilla Buffalo—female
- Herefordshire Cow
- Manilla Buffalo
- Italian Buffalo
- Syrian Ox
- Jungly Gau
- Head of Domestic Gayal
- Occipital view of the same Skull
- Head of Asseel Gayal
- Gayal, from Asiatic Transactions
- Head of Gyall
- Gyall (Bos Frontalis)
- Yak, from Oriental Annual
- Yak, from Asiatic Transactions
- Aurochs, or European Bison
- Head of young male Bison
- Bison Calf, about three weeks old
- Bison surrounded by Wolves
- Indian Hunting Bison
- Wounded Bison
- Young female Bison
- The Bison
- Skull of Domestic Ox
- Stomach of Manilla Buffalo
- Alderney Cow
- The Sangu, or Abyssinian Ox
- Banteng
- Hungarian Ox