Aurochs
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aurochs-167-993019
title:
Aurochs
text:
The aurochs, 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 massive elongated and broad horns that reached 80 cm (31 in) in length. The aurochs was part of the Pleistocene megafauna. It probably evolved in Asia and migrated west and north during warm interglacial periods. The olde
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct species of large cattle that inhabited Asia, Europe and Northern Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs
date created:
2001-11-09T00:52:46Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:48:18Z
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