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Pachyornis — Indian aurochs / Bos p. namadicus
Published: 2015-10-16 11:54:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 4621; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 0
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An a bit speculative reconstruction of the Indian aurochs, the wild ancestor of the zebu.Inspired by this photo: threegablesfarm.com/wp-content…
Here you find some background information: breedingback.blogspot.co.at/20…
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For a bred-back aurochs zebu, I think I've come up a name, Indus cattle.
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Very interesting image on that link, I think that's the first Auroch colored like Zebu I have ever seen. I really like the image and it is pretty easy to tell the anatomical differences that lead to both been considered different subspecies and being the descendent of the two main group of domestic cattle, I wonder if we have evidence to support that the hump and dew-lap on modern Zebus was already present in some wild Auroch individuals or not, (which could expalin why some primitive domestic breeds do have dewlaps in spite of being very close to the original auroch).
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There are actually a number of aurochs-coloured zebu, especially miniature zebu (but those are often mixed). You find some pictures in the post on my blog I just added to the description of the image, with one particularly interesting example. I also address the possibility of a longer dewlap or fleshy hump in B. p. namadicus in this post.
Unfortunately, not much is known about B. p. namadicus' external appearance.
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