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  2. Aurochs - Wikipedia

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    The aurochs (Bos primigenius) (/ ˈ ɔː r ɒ k s / or / ˈ aʊ r ɒ k s /, plural aurochs or aurochsen) is an extinct species of bovine, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to 180 cm (71 in) in bulls and 155 cm (61 in) in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocene ; it had ...

  3. Category:Aurochs - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the Aurochs (Bos primigenius) and its cultural depictions.It is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to 180 cm (71 in) in bulls and 155 cm (61 in) in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocene ; it had massive elongated and ...

  4. Largest prehistoric animals - Wikipedia

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    Aside from local populations and subspecies of extant species, such as the gaur population in Sri Lanka, European bison in British Isles, Caucasian wisent and Carpathian wisent, the largest modern extinct bovid is aurochs (Bos primigenius) with an average height at the shoulders of 155–180 cm (61–71 in) in bulls and 135–155 cm (53–61 in ...

  5. List of artiodactyls - Wikipedia

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    The order Artiodactyla consists of 349 extant species belonging to 132 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 132 genera can be grouped into 23 families; these families are grouped into named suborders and many are further grouped into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named subfamilies.

  6. The Ultimate List: 101 Animals That Start With ‘A’ - AOL

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    2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.

  7. Indian aurochs - Wikipedia

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    The Indian aurochs was probably smaller than its Eurasian counterpart but had proportionally larger horns. [11] Because the range of the aurochs species was continuous from the Atlantic coasts of North Africa and Europe to Bengal, it is uncertain whether there was a distinction or a continuum between the Eurasian, North African and Indian ...

  8. Wiltshire town to make life-size sculpture of aurochs - AOL

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    The enormous animal, now extinct, roamed the English countryside 4,000 years ago. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  9. Lists of prehistoric animals - Wikipedia

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    List of fossil species in the La Brea Tar Pits, California, United States; List of fossil species in the London Clay, England; List of White Sea biota species by ...