A group of scientists, historians and ranchers with knowledge of raising cattle are looking to resurrect the aurochs, a species of wild cattle that is related to the domesticated cattle seen today.

At the Lascaux Cave in France, a large bull was drawn over earlier paintings of wild cattle more than 10,000 years ago. Scientists are using ancient depictions like these to re-create the ...

At the end of the last ice age, the aurochs was the largest herbivore in Europe. The animal, with its dark coat, broad shoulders and curved horns, was a frequent inspiration for cave painters in ...

The aurochs’ epic bulk helped it bulldoze through dense forest - they weighed around 2,200 lbs and stood nearly seven feet at the shoulder You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

MILOVICE, Czech Republic -- Such an animal has not been seen on Czech territory for hundreds of years. A Dutch breeding program has recreated massive bovines closely related to aurochs, once the ...

Using a process known as back-breeding, which involves selectively mating existing varieties of cattle, scientists believe they will soon develop a beast that shares the same characteristics as the ...

Huge wild cattle aurochs are to be brought ‘back from the dead’ after 400 years of European extinction - to rewild the Highlands near Loch Ness. The ambitious rewilding project, launched by Trees for ...