Hi Jaqui,
this is a very good "account of the Heck Brothers work 'recreating'
the aurochs in Germany.
Wang, Michael (2012): Heavy Breeding. – Cabinet 45
online: http://cabinetmagazine.org/issues/45/wang.php
Probably not what you expected but definitely useful to keep in mind...
Best
Christian
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Am 05.09.2013 um 17:33 schrieb Jacqui Mulville:
> Hello, just a quick couple of questions
>
> 1. Does anyone know of any good accounts of the Heck Brothers work
> 'recreating' the aurochs in germany?
> 2. Where near to Cardiff/Bristol are any mounted aurochs skeletons?
> 3. Any good images of an aurochs, all I can find are either
> historic or mildly hysterical!
>
> I visited Berlin zoo in the early 80s and saw some giant cattle
> (were they Heck brother aurochs) which made a great impression on
> me. I recently wrote a brief piece on aurochs for the film Beast
> of the Southern Wild. and as a result National Geographic have been
> in touch as they are interested in making a program on the Heck
> brothers.
>
> http://cardiffsciscreen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/aurochs-little-below-
> elephant-in-size.html (by the way first image is poss a bison! -
> next time check the images that get posted...)
>
> Cheers for any information.
>
>
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