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Obia (West Africa) – Gigantic animal that serves witches; Oceanid – Nymph daughters of Oceanus; Odei – Storm spirit; Odin (Norse mythology) – King of Asgard; Odmience – Changeling; Og – Giant king of the Amorites; Ogopogo Canadian Lake Monster
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1] Most terms used here may be found in common dictionaries and general information web sites. [2] [3] [4
Four-banded sandgrouse; Foveaux shag; Fox kestrel; Fox's weaver; Foxy cisticola; Frances's sparrowhawk; Franklin's gull; Fraser's eagle-owl; Fraser's forest flycatcher; Fraser's rufous thrush; Fraser's sunbird; Freckle-breasted thornbird; Freckle-breasted woodpecker; Freckled duck; Freckled nightjar; Friedmann's lark; Friendly bush warbler ...
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]
Tachash – Large land animal; Tailypo (American Folklore) – Powerful animal, that takes revenge on those who steal its tail; Taimatsumaru – Tengu surrounded in demonic fire; Takam – Nature spirit; Taka-onna – Female spirit which can stretch itself to peer into the second story of a building
The following is a list of tautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same spelling). Such names are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the two parts of the name of a species must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in cumin, Cuminum cyminum).
India and parts of the Middle East and Southeast Asia: Size: 58–76 cm (23–30 in) long, 21–27 cm (8–11 in) tail [76] Habitat: Forest, inland wetlands, desert, grassland, shrubland, and savanna [77] Diet: Small mammals and rodents, as well as birds and other small animals [77] LC Unknown [77] Sand cat. F. margarita Loche, 1858