The Spanish Fighting Bull T here is so much I want to write about, and so little time for it. This time, I finally completed my post on one of the most pr...

How big was the Aurochs really? S ize is one of the most important biological aspects of an organism. Therefore, an accurate substitute for the aurochs sho...

The horns of the Aurochs T he aurochs is often remarked for its impressive horns, which were larger than those of most domestic cattle. Contrary t...

Tarpan-like horse breeds I n this post , we looked at the phenotypic and behavioural traits of the Tarpan, Equus ferus ferus , the western wild horse subsp...

Heck cattle - a bred-back aurochs, a total flop or just aurochs-like cattle? H onestly, there is something charming about Heck cattle. Their comparatively long and straight horns and the dark coat colour giv...

The European water buffalo / water buffalo in Europe D uring the Pleistocene and probably also until the antiquary, Europe was not inhabited by only two species of bovine ...

The Tauros Project The Tauros Project (or Tauros Programme) is a research and breeding programme concerning the Aurochs. It’s the most recent and mos...

Visiting Heck cattle at Wörth, Bavaria A s I pointed out in the previous post, Heck cattle is a very heterogeneous breed – some herds may have no resemblance to the auro...

Social and reproductive behaviour of cattle and aurochs A ll members of the Bovini, including domestic cattle, have a more or less similar social behaviour, and so the aurochs probably showed the...