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The last genuine aurochs (Bos primigenius), considered to be the larger and far more muscular wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle, died in eastern Europe in the 17th century.
The Tauros Programme, founded in The Netherlands in 2008, has successfully back-bred several large and robust cattle breeds, including Heck, Highland, Sayaguesa, Pajuna, Italian Podolica and Maremmana primitivo to create cattle bearing a very close resemblance to the original aurochs.
They now have the funding to re-wild parts of Europe with these neo-aurochs.
It's quite an exciting thought that these mighty creatures, once roaming throughout Europe and which our ancient ancestors painted on cave walls and our more recent ancestors hunted to extinction, may soon become a common sight once more.
https://english.elpais.com/spain/20...project-to-rewild-deserted-area-of-spain.html
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/are-aurochs-extinct/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauros_Programme
The Tauros Programme, founded in The Netherlands in 2008, has successfully back-bred several large and robust cattle breeds, including Heck, Highland, Sayaguesa, Pajuna, Italian Podolica and Maremmana primitivo to create cattle bearing a very close resemblance to the original aurochs.
They now have the funding to re-wild parts of Europe with these neo-aurochs.
It's quite an exciting thought that these mighty creatures, once roaming throughout Europe and which our ancient ancestors painted on cave walls and our more recent ancestors hunted to extinction, may soon become a common sight once more.
https://english.elpais.com/spain/20...project-to-rewild-deserted-area-of-spain.html
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/are-aurochs-extinct/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauros_Programme