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'Origami Zoo: Animal Book' by Isao Honda was published by Toto Shuppan Co. Ltd in 1961 and distributed by Japan Publications Trading Company. It is a large format book published Japanese-style in a cardboard sleeve. The early pages in the book are decorated with folded paper models, the later pages contain the diagrams.

The details on this page are taken from a copy of the work kindly lent to me by the British Origami Society.

Note that the title page states 'Origami designs by Isao Honda'.

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Analysis

The diagrams start with some 'Simple Folding Drills' for:

Hat - The Paper Cup Hat

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Water Lily - The Lotus

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Boat - The Fishing Boat

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Paper Balloon - The Waterbomb

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Crane - The Paper Crane

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And then move on to 'the actual making of origami animals' (ie Honda's own compound designs):

Fur Seal - Honda's Compound Seal

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One-Hump Camel - Honda's Compound Camel

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Lion - Honda's Compound Lion

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Tiger - Honda's Compound Tiger

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Hippopotamus - Honda's Compound Hippopotamus

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Elephant - Honda's Compound

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Rhinoceros - Honda's Compound Elephant

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Polar Bear - Honda's Compound Polar Bear

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Crocodile - Honda's Compound Crocodile

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Giraffe - Honda's Compound Giraffe

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