2017年2月27日 星期一

 Prehistoric Aurochs Image Opens Up A New View Of Human Evolution

Anthropologist Barbara J. King revels in the discovery of an ancient animal carving in France.
Engraving an aurochs image on limestone 38,000 years ago, an artist left…
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Aurochs - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs
The aurochs (/ˈɔːrɒks/ or /ˈaʊrɒks/; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also urus, ure (Bos primigenius), is an extinct type of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is the ancestor of domestic cattle.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/...auroch.../e1e3c38a-c5e9-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_...
Apr 4, 2016 - The cave lion is extinct. The bulls — a species called aurochs (pronounced “aur-ox”) — have disappeared. Their genes, however, are still present in modern cattle, and scientists have been trying to bring them back to life.

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