An extinct species of cattle—the aurochs—that died out some 400 years ago, would be the perfect animal to "de-extinct," says ...

As a child in Germany, Rau saw an animal at the Berlin Zoo that was part of a Nazi-funded project to rebreed the auroch, a giant, wild cattle that went extinct in the 1600s. The zoologist who ran ...

are more than 99% genetically similar to the extinct aurochs, said Ronald Goderie, the project’s managing director. The animals display physical changes, such as a darker coat color, and ...

More than a thousand cattle breeds found around the world can all be traced back to a common ancestor: the aurochs. Today, the scale of the dairy and beef industries has far-reaching consequences for ...

are more than 99% genetically similar to the extinct aurochs, said Ronald Goderie, the project’s managing director. The animals display physical changes, such as a darker coat color, and ...