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

The resulting animal is genetically similar to the ... Ongoing efforts to "de-extinct" the auroch differ from those for other extinct species in that they do not require genetic engineering.

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 ...

The last one went extinct in a Polish forest in 1627 ... There have been some attempts to create an aurochs-like animal, like the Heck cattle bred in Germany in the 1920s. But as MacHugh pointed ...

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 ...

The aurochs is an ancestor of domestic cattle ... The dodo is perhaps the most famous extinct animal. It evolved without any natural predators, but the humans that arrived on their home island ...