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July 15, 2012

Heavy Breeding. "In 1920, the brothers Lutz and Heinz Heck, directors of the Berlin and Munich zoos, respectively, began a two-decade breeding experiment. Working with domestic cattle sought out for their 'primitive' characteristics, they attempted to recreate 'in appearance and behavior' the living likeness of the animals’ extinct wild ancestor: the aurochs. 'Once found everywhere in Germany,' according to Lutz Heck, by the end of the Middle Ages the aurochs had largely succumbed to climate change, overhunting, and competition from domestic breeds."

posted by homunculus at 09:50PM UTC [trackback] (10 comments total)

Białowieża Forest – Remarkable Remnant of Europe’s Primeval Past

posted by homunculus at 09:50PM UTC on July 15, 2012

Wow. Just wow. Now if they can clone the mammoths, not just breed them, but clone them, all the better.

posted by Dan Folkus at 01:22AM UTC on July 16, 2012

Mammoth, dodo, tasmanian devil, quagga--I'd love to see them.

posted by BlueHorse at 05:11AM UTC on July 18, 2012

Exclusive: The Secret of the Aurochs (Those “Beasts of the Southern Wild”)

Beasts of the Southern Wild

posted by homunculus at 10:20PM UTC on July 18, 2012

Movie Review: Little girl, huge role in fine 'Southern Wild'

I want to see this film.

posted by homunculus at 07:26AM UTC on July 21, 2012

posted by farlukar at 11:18PM UTC on July 21, 2012

European Bison Return to Wild in Germany: For the first time since the 18th century, the European bison is returning to Germany to live in the wild. The wisent, as it is also known, has been brought to the country by a famous prince. Although the creatures' survival is uncertain, the project has already attracted considerable attention.

posted by homunculus at 03:28AM UTC on December 28, 2012

Reviving Europe’s Biodiversity By Importing Exotic Animals. Scientists are conducting intriguing — and counterintuitive — experiments at several sites in Germany: Bringing back long-lost herbivores, such as water buffalo, to encourage the spread of native plants that have fared poorly in Europe’s human-dominated landscape.

posted by homunculus at 08:27PM UTC on January 21, 2013

German Prince Plans To Put Bison Back In The Wild

posted by homunculus at 10:31PM UTC on March 14, 2013

That's gonna make them even wilder...

posted by EdArzakh at 04:33AM UTC on March 17, 2013

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