“In 1920, the brothers Lutz and Heinz Heck, directors of the Berlin and Munich zoos, respectively, began a two-decade breeding experiment. Working with domestic cattle sought out for their \u201cprimitive\u201d characteristics, they attempted to recreate \u201cin appearance and behavior\u201d the living likeness of the animals\u2019 extinct wild ancestor: the aurochs. \u201cOnce found everywhere in Germany,\u201d according to Lutz Heck, by the end of the Middle Ages the aurochs had largely succumbed to climate change, overhunting, and competition from domestic breeds.”<\/p>\n
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