The A to Z list
Animals that start with O
O is where the library keeps its most alien animal. The octopus has three hearts, blue blood, and roughly two thirds of its neurons spread through its arms rather than its brain. The ostrich is here with a myth to correct, since it does not bury its head in sand, along with the otter, the owl and the ox.
5 animals in the library start with O, from the octopus to the ox. Most of them live in Africa and Asia.
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Octopus
Octopoda (order, about 300 species)
Lives 1-3 years; up to about 5
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Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Lives 30-40 years in the wild; over 40 in captivity
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Otter
Lutrinae (Eurasian otter: Lutra lutra; sea otter: Enhydra lutris)
Lives 8-15 years; sea otter females 15-20
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Owl
Strigiformes (order, about 250 species)
Lives 5-12 years in the wild; 20+ in large species
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Ox
Bos taurus
Lives 15-20 years; often worked for 10-15 of them
No animals match those filters.