Are Aurochs Almost Back From Extinction?

[blessmycottonsocks]

Or a Ditto, perhaps.

Start by cross-breeding the fattest pigeons we can find. I mean, how hard can it be?

The recently rediscovered chicken-sized pigeon on Papua New Guinea ought to do nicely!

https://www.audubon.org/news/like-f...s-rediscover-black-naped-pheasant-pigeon-bird

 

[Kondoru]

Trailer for the "Return of the Aurochs" documentary.
I'll have a dig around on arte to see if I can find the whole film.

That was good.

Have you found the documentary yet?

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

That was good.

Have you found the documentary yet?

Sorry no.
The full documentary is still doing the rounds at museums and universities.
Hopefully, it will come onto streaming platforms fairly soon.

 

[blessmycottonsocks]

Portugal's Côa Valley is one of the main pioneering, large-scale landscapes created by Rewilding Europe and became a home to the Aurochs 2.0 in 2023.

If you're in the area, make sure you have your cameras ready as, along with the mighty Aurochs, you may well spot an ancient breed of wild horse - The Sorraia.

... or an Iberian wolf:

... and, in the very near future, an Iberian Ibex:

Isn't it wonderful that the fauna our ancestors depicted on cave walls tens of thousands of years ago is alive in Europe once again?

https://www.medieval.eu/return-of-the-mighty-beast-the-aurochs/

 

[catseye]

Portugal's Côa Valley is one of the main pioneering, large-scale landscapes created by Rewilding Europe and became a home to the Aurochs 2.0 in 2023.

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If you're in the area, make sure you have your cameras ready as, along with the mighty Aurochs, you may well spot an ancient breed of wild horse - The Sorraia.

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... or an Iberian wolf:

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... and, in the very near future, an Iberian Ibex:

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Isn't it wonderful that the fauna our ancestors depicted on cave walls tens of thousands of years ago is alive in Europe once again?

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https://www.medieval.eu/return-of-the-mighty-beast-the-aurochs/

Is that really a Sorraia? The ones I've seen pictures of are all much more 'wild horsey', pale dun or grey with stripes and stubby manes. I'm not saying they can't be bay, but that one looks a bit... breedy.