tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post3640749852058380290..comments2024-03-21T22:36:54.451-04:00Comments on HISTORIES OF THINGS TO COME: From Aurochs to Ūruz to ULC Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-51524674981654941422012-10-05T20:52:39.489-04:002012-10-05T20:52:39.489-04:00Hi Gonçalo, Thank you very much for your comment a...Hi Gonçalo, Thank you very much for your comment and those links! I will follow them up. If you are actively doing research on the project, I would be interested to hear more about it for the blog; do let me know at count.theways@gmail.com.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-47009319414119131292012-10-05T13:13:12.689-04:002012-10-05T13:13:12.689-04:00Hi
AFAIK, in Romania what you see are reintroduce...Hi<br /><br />AFAIK, in Romania what you see are reintroduced bisons.<br />Nothing related with aurochs.<br />Btw, I did saw a youtube video with bisons, and was surprised to see the author saying that they are aurochs...<br />That´s really sad.<br /><br />And that article claiming that all the taurine cattle come from a single domestication event, may need a review, because since then it have been presented articles on which are proved the presence of different genetic lines ( not only matrilinear but also patrilinear) from different eurasian regions.<br /><br />It seems that local aurochsen were crossbreed or incorporated in domestic herds, or in rare cases, were even domesticated ( just like horses).<br /><br />And for example, there´s N´Dama cattle herd from west africa comes from a separate domestication event from North Africa, since its genetic map is completely new and bears alelles of african alleles.<br />Ah, my name is Gonçalo Figueira, I´m from Portugal and currently working and cooperating for TaurOs project. Also studying bioluminescence.<br />We found here, at least, 4 breeds related with aurochs. So we are thinking in using at least 2 breeds to begin with ( one is being selected already, since a selection criteria for the suitable individuals have to been done within the breed) for the international project of aurochs reconstruction ( TaurOs project).<br />The other 2 will be used by now in local projects. <br /><br />Check more here:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TaurOs_Project<br /><br />http://www.eurowildlife.org/news/the-aurochs-is-coming-back-to-european-forests-and-grasslands/<br /><br />http://www.lhnet.org/ox-redux-project-tauros/<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs<br /><br /><br />I hope I was useful for you!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />G.<br /><br />Lightalivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015626791021578285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-86195372830014342442012-06-09T14:35:55.937-04:002012-06-09T14:35:55.937-04:00Thanks for the comment, Anon. The declension in En...Thanks for the comment, Anon. The declension in English is a bit complicated and varies according to which English dictionary one consults. The declension has not been standardized. Wiki:<br /><br />"The word "aurochs" comes to English from German, where its normal spelling and declension today is Auerochs/Auerochse (singular), Auerochsen (genitive), Auerochsen (plural). The declension in English varies, being either "auroch" (singular), "aurochs" (plural) or "aurochs" (singular), "aurochses" (plural). The declension "auroch" (singular), "aurochs" (plural), acknowledged by MWU, is a back-formation analogous to "pea"-from-"pease" derived from a misinterpretation of the singular form ending in the /s/ sound (being cognate to "ox/Ochs(e)"). The use in English of the plural form "aurochsen" is not acknowledged by AHD4 or MWU, but is mentioned in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. It is directly parallel to the German plural and analogous (and cognate) to English "ox" (singular), "oxen" (plural)."LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905155363976375938.post-71852657478862634042012-06-09T07:35:43.243-04:002012-06-09T07:35:43.243-04:00One nitpick from a great read:
Aurochs is singula...One nitpick from a great read:<br /><br />Aurochs is singular. <br />Aurochsen is plural.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com