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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 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 ...
The Indian aurochs[b] (Bos primigenius namadicus; Sindhi: انڊين جهنگلي ڏاند) is an extinct subspecies of aurochs that inhabited West Asia and the Indian subcontinent from the Late Pleistocene until its eventual extinction during the South Asian Stone Age. [1] With no remains younger than 3,800 YBP ever recovered, the Indian ...
The Tauros Programme, formerly known as TaurOs Project, is a cooperation between the Dutch foundation Stichting Taurus and universities such as the Wageningen University and Research Centre [citation needed]. It is an international effort to breed a type of cattle that resembles the extinct aurochs, the wild ancestor of domestic cattle.
Uruz Project. Artist impression of an aurochs bull found in Braunschweig, Germany. The Uruz Project had the goal of breeding back the extinct aurochs (Bos p. primigenius). Uruz is the old Germanic word for aurochs. The Uruz Project was initiated in 2013 by the True Nature Foundation [1] and presented at TEDx DeExtinction, a day-long conference ...
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The Heck or Munich-Berlin is a German breed or type of domestic cattle. It was bred in the 1920s by Heinz and Lutz Heck in an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius). [8]: 196 Controversy revolves around methodology and success of the programme. [9] There are considerable differences between Heck cattle and the aurochs in ...
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Oryx is a nickname for a character in Margaret Atwood 's book Oryx and Crake. Oryx is also the main antagonist’s name in the video game Destiny: The Taken King, a god who seeks vengeance on the player, known as a Guardian, after they killed his son Crota. He is killed by the player in the raid "King’s Fall".