- Young Cape Buffalo
- Head of Cape Buffalo
- Pegasse
- Gaur
- Head of Gaur
- Arnee
- Horns of Young Arnee
- Arnee from Indian Painting
- Zamouse, or Bush Cow
- Brahmin Bull
- Head of Musk Ox
- Zebu
- Zebus (var. γ) and Car
- Zebu.—(Var. δ.)
- Chillingham Bull
- Kyloe, or Highland Ox
- Free Martin
- Skull of Short-nosed Ox of the Pampas
- Outlines of Manilla Buffalo
- 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. - A calf
A calf - Mariahof Cow, Styria
- Hereford Bull, 'Tredegar'
- Devon Yearling Heifer, shown at Croydon, 1875
- Prize Short-horn, 'Pride of Windsor' , shown at Islington
- Podolian Cow, Galicia
- Thelemark cows of Norway
- 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. - 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.