Origami Animals book cover

Origami Animals

by Yoshihide Momotani

Published:
1997 by Seibundo Shinkosha
Pages:
64
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese
ISBN-13:
9784416390139
ISBN-10:
4416390130

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Skill Level Simple to intermediate
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

There are 35 Origami Designs in Origami Animals:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Rabbit head

Mammals - Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Bunnies

Yoshihide Momotani6Square
Cat head

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Momotani Eiki8Square
Squirrel head

Mammals - Rodentia - Squirrels

Momotani Eiki10Square
Mouse head

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Momotani Eiki11Square
Fox head

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Momotani Eiki12Square
Elephant finger puppet

Toys - Puppets

Momotani Eiki13Rectangle - 1X2
Small bird

Birds - Passeriformes

Momotani Eiki14Square
2 units
Cat head

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Yoshihide Momotani16Square
Tiger head

Mammals - Felidae - Tigers and Leopards

Yoshihide Momotani17Square
5 units

Layered folding
Panda mask

Mammals - Ursidae - Pandas

Yoshihide Momotani20Square

Also in Le Pli 46
Also in Origami Animals (2001) by Yoshihide Momotani
Origami Panda mask by Yoshihide Momotani. Folded from a square of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded from a square of double-sided Unryu paper by Gilad Aharoni
Young fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Yoshihide Momotani22Square
Fox

Mammals - Canidae - Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves

Yoshihide Momotani24Square
Leopard

Mammals - Felidae - Tigers and Leopards

Yoshihide Momotani26Square
Weasel

Mammals - Mustelids - Otters and Weasels

Yoshihide Momotani27Square
Frill necked lizard

Reptiles - Frill Necked Lizards

Yoshihide Momotani28Square
Beagle

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Yoshihide Momotani30Square
Unicorn

Imaginary beings - Unicorns

Yoshihide Momotani32Square
Elephant

Mammals - Elephantidae - Elephants

Yoshihide Momotani34Square
Mouse

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Yoshihide Momotani36Square
Rabbit shaped chopstick cover

Food

Yoshihide Momotani37Square
Mammoth

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals - Neogene - Mammoths

Yoshihide Momotani38Square
Pig

Mammals - Suidae - Pigs and Boars

Yoshihide Momotani40Square
Owl

Birds - Strigiformes - Owls

Yoshihide Momotani41Rectangle - 1X2
2 units

Layered folding
Snail

Molluscs

Yoshihide Momotani42Rectangle - Long strip
Kitten

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

Yoshihide Momotani43Rectangle - Long strip
Sheep

Mammals - Bovidae - Sheep, Goats and Bovides

Yoshihide Momotani44Rectangle - Long strip
Collie

Mammals - Canidae - Dogs

Yoshihide Momotani46Rectangle - Long strip
Lion

Mammals - Felidae - Lions

Yoshihide Momotani48Rectangle - Long strip
Rooster

Birds - Galliformes - Hens and Pheasants

Yoshihide Momotani50Rectangle - 1X4
Snake

Reptiles - Snakes

Yoshihide Momotani51Square
Koala

Mammals - Marsupialia - Koalas

Yoshihide Momotani52Square

Also in BOS Convention 1986 Spring
Also in Le Pli 27
Also in NOA Magazine 522
Also in Origami - Easy-to-Make Paper Creations by Gay Merrill Gross
Also in Origami Animals (2001) by Yoshihide Momotani
Also in Orison 24/04
and in other sources...
Origami Koala by Yoshihide Momotani. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rabbit

Mammals - Lagomorpha - Rabbits and Bunnies

Yoshihide Momotani54Rectangle - 1X2

Also in BOS Magazine 70
Also in Origami Animals (2001) by Yoshihide Momotani
Also in Origami from Around the World by Vicente Palacios
Also in Origami Superstars - QQM 3
Also in Pajarita Magazine 41
Also in The New Origami by Steve and Megumi Biddle
and in other sources...
Origami Rabbit by Yoshihide Momotani on giladorigami.com
Folded by Yoshiaki Ichikawa
Horse

Mammals - Equidae - Horses and Donkeys

Yoshihide and Sumiko Momotani56Square
2 units
Prairie dog

Mammals - Rodentia - Rats, Mice and Rodents

Yoshihide Momotani58Square
Stag deer

Mammals - Cervidae - Deer and Moose

Yoshihide Momotani60Rectangle - 1X3