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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

The list of animals below is sorted alphabetically. Click on the letter of the alphabet to view a list of animals whose name begins with that letter. To search animal names and scientific names, please use the search box in the header.

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NAME CLASS DESCRIPTION (summary)
Ocelot
(Leopardus [Felis] pardalis)
Mammalia Ocelots have short, close fur marked with both solid and open dark spots that sometimes run in lines along the body. The tail is ringed ...
Octopus, Giant Pacific
(Octopus dofleini)
Cephalapoda This is the largest known species of octopus. The mantle length can be up to 23.5 inches, and the overall length from 9.8 to 16.4 ...
Onager, Persian
(Equus hemionus onager)
Mammalia Weight is 440-575 pounds, height is approximately 50” at the shoulder. Legs and belly are usually light beige or tan with darker markings on the ...
Opossum
(Didelphis virginiana)
Mammalia Opossums have cat sized bodies with the tail usually shorter than the combined length of head and body. The body can be gray, black, reddish, ...
Orangutan, Bornean
(Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)
Mammalia Head and body are 4.5-5.5 ft. long. Arm-spread is approximately 8.25 ft. with females weighing up to 143 lb. and males weighing up to 317 ...
Ostrich
(Struthio camelus massaicus)
Aves

Height: Males up to 8 feet. Females are somewhat shorter. Weight: Up to 160 pounds. The ostrich is the largest living bird, and also the ...

Otter, Oriental Small Clawed
(Aonyx cinerea)
Mammalia Head and body length 18 to 22", tail length 10 to 14", weight 6.6 to 13 lbs.They have relatively large, broad cheek teeth which are ...
Owl, Barn
(Tyto alba)
Aves This may be the best known owl in the world. The upper parts are orange-buff, spotted with dark grey and white. The underparts are white ...
Owl, Barred
(Strix varia)
Aves Overall length – 16 to 24 inches. Wingspan – 38 to 50 inches. This is a large, rotund, gray-brown woodland owl with a puffy dome-shaped ...
Owl, Eastern Screech
(Otus asio)
Aves Length=7 to 10 inches, and wingspan=18 to 24 inches. Females are larger than males. There are two distinct color phases: gray and rufous. In the ...
 

 

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