Hi- there is an experimental nature reserve north of Amsterdam that has reintroduced ‘wild horses’ ‘wild cattle’ (based on breed-back cf. Heck) and red deer. See http://wildexperiments.com/introduction/ or look up the Oostvaardersplassen.
They also have white tailed eagles there (impressively large- looked like vultures sitting there). Ironically, it is reclaimed land that was earmarked for development but planning delays saw it turned into a large nature reserve. I’m afraid I didn’t get any decent pictures when I visited (need a very good telephoto lens)
Best wishes
Sue
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Subject: Re: [ZOOARCH] Aurochs - Past, present and future.
Hi everyone,
There was half an aurochs skeleton on display at Newport Museum when I visited, but that was a few years ago now.
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Ooh and as mentioned before there is the depiction laid out in Boessneck which is depicted in Ekstrom, but also here:
GUINTARD, C. 1999. On the size of the Ure-Ox or Aurochs (Bos primigenius Bojanus, 1827). In: WENIGER, G.-C. (ed.) Archäologie und Biologie des Auerochsen. Mettmann: Neanderthal Museum.7-20
There are also a couple of other depictions in this same paper which might be worth checking out.
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Subject: RE: [ZOOARCH] Aurochs - Past, present and future.
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 12:12:56 +0100
Hi Jacqui,
I don't know very much about the Heck brothers, but I know that there are currently a group based in the Netherlands who want to do a similar thing..
I'm not sure about articulated aurochs skeletons in your part of the world. There is one in the zoology museum in Cambridge but I think that's the only one I have seen in the UK. Have you checked with the Newport Museum that they don't have the famous 'Alice' skeleton on display? I haven't been there but I know its a fairly complete skeleton.
I'm really glad that you wrote that piece about Beasts of the Southern Wild. I really enjoyed the film but came away feeling a little frustrated because their aurochs was so unlike an aurochs! They even had it eating meat!
Lizzie
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:33:29 +0100
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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.
Cheers for any information.
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