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cattle
cattle name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B. indica. The term oxen, broadly used, refers also to closely related animals, such as the buffalo and the bison . Narrowly used, ox refers to a mature castrated mal... Read more

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aurochs
Book article from: World Encyclopedia aurochs ( urus ) Extinct European wild ox, the long-horned ancestor of modern domesticated cattle. Once found throughout the forests...
marine and underwater archaeology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...accessible to the general public, but it is now possible to make a virtual visit to see the remarkable paintings of horse, ibex, aurochs, jellyfish , great auks , and human hands, which were probably painted during the last glaciation when the sea was 70 metres...
cattle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...are naturally hornless. Western, or European, domestic cattle ( Bos taurus ) are thought to be descended mainly from the aurochs, a large European wild ox domesticated during the Stone Age, extinct since 1627. A smaller species, the Celtic shorthorn...

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aurochs
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable aurochs a large wild Eurasian ox that was the ancestor of domestic cattle. It was probably exterminated in Britain in the Bronze Age, and the last one was killed in Poland in 1627.
Trumbo, Dalton
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Jitters, New York, 1936. Johnny Got His Gun, Philadelphia, 1939. The Remarkable Andrew, Philadelphia, 1941. Night of the Aurochs, edited by Robert Kirsch, New York, 1979. By TRUMBO: other books— Harry Bridges (nonfiction), New York...
Bovidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...includes Bison bison (N. American bison), Bison bonasus (European wisent, sometimes known, incorrectly, as the ‘aurochs’), Bos taurus (all breeds of European cattle), Bos indicus (Zebu cattle), Bos grunniens (yak), Capra...
urus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology urus AUROCHS . XVII. — L. ūrus — Gmc. * ūrus (OE. ūr , etc.).

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Where the wild things are: aurochs and cattle in England.
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; The aurochs was a type of wild cattle not extinct in...cattle grazing on the pasture, and the aurochs lurking in the forests and wet places. Keywords: Europe, Neolithic, cattle, aurochs, stable isotope analysis Introduction...
'AUROCHS' SPUTTERS AMID QUIRKY HUMOR.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/21/1997; ; 635 words ; ...Year-End Series of New Plays ''Love Among the Aurochs,'' by Michigan playwright Al Sjoerdsma, is...Black Forest where he can socialize with the giant aurochs (ancient oxen). ''Aurochs'' is one of four works that is being performed...
The aurochs, nature worship and exploitation in eastern Gaul.(Research)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Aurochs horn cores at a thermal spring The spa...nature: horn-cores of the now extinct aurochs. The character and meaning of this assemblage...cores, almost certainly deriving from the aurochs, were first discovered at Bourbonne...
PREDECESSOR OF COWS LIVED IN NETHERLANDS FOR LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ASSUMED
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 12/13/2008; 591 words ; ...Archaeological researchers have discovered that the aurochs, the predecessor of the present-day...Friesland, Netherlands), show that the aurochs became extinct in around AD 600 and not...century, as was earlier believed. The last aurochs died in Poland in 1627. In January 2008...
Predecessor of Cows lived in Netherlands for longer than originally assumed.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 12/13/2008; 700+ words ; ...Archaeological researchers have discovered that the aurochs, the predecessor of the present-day...Friesland, Netherlands), show that the aurochs became extinct in around AD 600 and not...century, as was earlier believed. The last aurochs died in Poland in 1627. In January 2008...
In Search Of the Wild Cows
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/9/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...primigenius. This wild cow is now referred to as the aurochs, or sometimes the urus. (Aurochs is a singular word; depending on whom you are...and on what continent, the plural is either aurochs, or aurochsen.) The Asian and African aurochs...
'Nazi' cattle invading zoo
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 10/28/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...unsuccessful attempt to bring back the extinct aurochs, the ancient ancestors of all modern...they are quite dangerous animals." The aurochs are thought to have stood two metres tall...actually have very little information on the aurochs, but while the Heck cattle do resemble...
Research results from Trinity College update understanding of animal science.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 10/6/2009; 700+ words ; ...Science). "Initial studies of British aurochs identified a haplogroup, designated...geographically representative sample of aurochs from northern and central Europe found an additional, separate aurochs haplotype, E. Until recently, the...
Hitler has only got one bull
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/22/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Nazi scientists to breed the once mighty aurochs back into existence. The project seemed...said: "The Nazis wanted to recreate the aurochs to evoke the power of the folklores and...was considered very manly to do." The aurochs, which weighed up to a tonne and were...
Cattle's call of the wild: domestication may hold complex genetic tale.(This Week)
Magazine article from: Science News; 5/13/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...wild, now-extinct cousins, known as aurochs, already living in some parts of Europe...sequences were isolated from five Italian aurochs fossils previously dated at between 7...Europe, and North America. Italian aurochs display mitochondrial-DNA sequences...