#aurochs

[paleoart]

I just realized that apparently I never shared this series here on Tumblr??  

I call it Living Paintings, as they are recreations of extinct animals that some artists actually saw and painted from memory, a long time ago.

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[thesilicontribesman]

Ancient Auroch Skull, Bos primigenius, Perth Museum, Scotland

Aurochs are the wild ancestor of domestic cattle. Destruction of forests and hunting over thousands of years led to their extinction. The species survived in Britain until the Bronze Age.

This skull was found at Chapleton Moss, east of Forfar, Angus in 1790.

[bovineblogger]

hi! i’m working on some worldbuilding and i wanted to create a kind of megafauna domesticated bovine, somewhere between a moose, a yak, and a bison, plus some bear for fun. wondering if you and all your cow wisdom had some tips or details to include. love ur pics of domestic yaks

this ask made me genuinely start shaking. give . give me a day and . actually no i can write up a real real real quick thing real quick hold on.

1. aurochs

our beloved ancient cattle!!! they used to be huuuuuuuuge and i love and miss them so much. they Definitely fit the moose+bison+yak+bear mold, and bc a lot of the representations of them vary u have heaps of wiggle room via designs!!!

2 gaur!

gaur are HUUUUGGEEE theyre the biggest living bovine iirc!! and their ears r very big and round like a bears...

tho unfortunately the gaur arent domesticated, they do have a domesticated cousin called the gayal!!!! but they look a little more 'normal' ig eifjsjsdjf i prefer the gaur

gayal^

3. long horned bison

another beautiful bovine that isnt arnd anymore..:( the long horned bison is the biggest bovine to exist !! im pretty sure!! and their horns were like... the length of my body gjdjfjndjfjd but theyre big big big and fluffy like a bear...

i hope this helps!!!!!!!! this was so fun to write

[palaeosinensis]

A collection of animal petroglyphs; these are presently available as merch on my Redbubble webstore. It’s possible I may use these designs for block printing in the future. These won't be the only ones; I've got a very large animal kingdom to cover.

[bovinefigureoftheday]

Bovine figure of the day: Koro Koro Aurochs

[knuppitalism-with-ue]

Results from the #paleostream Albertosaurus, Archosaurus, Agilisaurus and an Aurochs.

[bethdehart]

Butch Aurochs Adopt

Drawn on stream! I love me an aurochs <3

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[artofmaquenda]

Lascaux cave art of the aurochs and my pin interpretation.

I'd love to draw an aurochs sometime, their remains have also been found where I grew up. They must have been magnificent. :)

https://artofmaquenda.etsy.com/listing/1171672415

[cambriancutie]

quick redraw

[lycheecupcake]

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Eurasian Aurochs (Bos primigenius)

(Photo from Britannica)

Extinction Date- 1627

Habitat- Europe; Northern Africa; Central Asia

Size (Weight/Length)- 1,000 kg; 1.8 m tall

Diet- Grasses; Nuts; Leaves

Cool Facts- The Eurasian aurochs was a majestic species of megafauna cattle that lived throughout the Pleistocene. Aurochs were believed to live in small herds and have a similar hierarchy to their current descendents of domesticated cattle. Due to their massive size, Eurasian aurochs had little to fear outside of prides of lions or large tigers. Their cultural significance travels throughout the Neolithic peoples of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Aurochs were favored creatures for cave paintings and fights in the Roman Colosseum. Domestication of aurochs began in the Fertile Crescent when humans began civilization. Unfortunately, Eurasian aurochs were driven to extinction by over-hunting and a quickly transforming landscape that resulted in the death of many megafauna species. Today, their closest relative is the rare, Spanish Pajuna cattle.

Rating- 12/10 (The loss of prehistoric landscapes resulted in the loss of megafauna worldwide.)

[bovineblogger]

What are your thoughts and feelings on the whole 'Tauros' backbreeding-to-aurochs project?

ougggh

though i do love and miss aurochs a lot, i think its more important to focus on the conservation of the species we have on earth right now! we dont really have a niche in the ecosystem that Only Aurochs Can Fill yk? at best we r diverting resources tht could be used to help the native wildlife and at worst bringing these big dangerous creatures back could disrupt stuff even more...

i do love aurochs! but theyre not here right now . and a lot of different struggling species that fill the same niche are. you know? i think we should help them with the technology we r using to breed towards aurochs... it just seems a bit silly to me.

[gilgalahad]

[bovinefigureoftheday]

Bovine figure of the day: Paleo-Creatures Aurochs

[themaybug]

"paleolithic", lino print on A5