The Ox and the Bull are two popular tattoo symbols, and it's important to understand the similarities and the differences between the two. Both the ox and the bull are male bovine mammals, or cattle. The ox is an adult castrated bull and is used primarily as a draft animal. A bull is an uncastrated adult male that is used to breed with a herd of cows to produce more cattle.
Cattle were among the very first animals to be domesticated by modern man and they loom large in our cultural mythologies and spiritual histories. A castrated bull, or ox, is a powerful symbol of man's attempt to control nature and to harness the raw power of nature to his own ends, to plow his fields and pull his carts. The ox represents civilization. The uncastrated bull represents the wild in its uncontrollable natural state.
Below you will find a gallery of inspirational images that will help you in your quest of creating the perfect ox tattoo.
Also Check out: Bull Tattoos, Animal Tattoo Index.
