Did you know there are 18 recognized species of wild cattle across the globe? In this fascinating video, we explore every one of these wild bovine species from the powerful Gaur and the elusive ...

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A Dutch breeding program has recreated massive bovines closely related to aurochs, once the heaviest European land mammal and the wild ancestor of today’s cattle that became extinct in the 17th ...

The tauros have been bred in the Netherlands in recent years to fill the niche vacated by the aurochs, which once shaped landscapes and strengthened wildlife across Europe. Trees for Life ...

From the initial expansion of domestic cattle into Europe during the Neolithic period, taurine cattle (Bos taurus) and their wild ancestor, the aurochs (B. primigenius), had overlapping ranges, ...

Cattle and humans have an intertwined history; people have been raising cattle for meat and hides for thousands of years. After domesticating these animals, people began utilizing milk from cows ...

Once upon a time in Britain, if you cast your eyes over the countryside you would have no doubt spotted herds of aurochs foraging across the woodlands and grasslands. These hefty ancient cattle were ...

Aiming to restore wild landscapes in Europe, the group uses old-fashioned breeding methods, combined with some genetic knowledge, to identify the aurochs’ traits in living descendants ...