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Cows have the triple honor of being one of the most successful mammals of all time, one of the most recent, and one of the most devastating. This is the story of how we created an unstoppable extinction machine, and how one of the first species that cows helped wipe out was their own wild ancestor, the aurochs.
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#BizarreBeasts #cattle #aurochs
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Sources:
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-republic-of-cows/
https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/documents/2017-09/GLO_Full_Report_low_res.pdf
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/november/destruction-forests-and-grasslands-biggest-cause-of-biodiversity-loss.html
https://gfr.wri.org/forest-extent-indicators/deforestation-agriculture#how-much-forest-has-been-replaced-by-cattle
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969715303697
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/food/cattle_grazing_statement.html
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/11/4526
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https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/deforestation/#:~:text=In%20Australia%2C%20deforestation%20is%20primarily,key%20areas%20such%20as%20Queensland
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https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204892120
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358094285_Cattle_breeds_-_contemporary_views_on_their_origin_and_criteria_for_classification_a_review
https://jornada.nmsu.edu/files/bibliography/15-010.pdf
https://journals.pan.pl/Content/99149/PDF/9.pdf
http://www.cetnotorolidia.org/opencms_wf/opencms/system/modules/es.jcyl.ita.site.torodelidia/elements/galleries/galeria_downloads/The_origin_of_Bos.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14137-6
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040618209003000
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-26274-9
https://www.hnp.hu/en/szervezeti-egyseg/tourism/oldal/breeding-of-reconstructed-aurochs
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14137-6
https://share.google/8E4Nd8inlDHuLIWAf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08112-6#Sec1
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-did-aurochs-live
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1402183111
https://agro.icm.edu.pl/agro/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-edba7823-f859-480f-ab93-cc618b0e4ab1
https://www.queensu.ca/eventscalendar/calendar/events/bader-chair-northern-baroque-art-history-lecture-last-aurochs-extinction-artistic
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440318304989
https://www.theextinctions.com/articles-1/ns0atubs8qd60o16itraa69zhw7e0w
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-genetic-resources-resources-genetiques-animales-recursos-geneticos-animales/article/abs/history-of-the-aurochs-bos-taurus-primigenius-in-poland/73E5642DC0324EC98B52B34C57F9AE92
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240312-the-rewilding-project-bringing-back-an-ancient-breed-of-cattle-to-portugal
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10873014/
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Images:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11LXlNThj2tgmD-nDJRZd3dv77l3DN3INMMT0VlNOOJk/edit?tab=t.0
Cows have the triple honor of being one of the most successful mammals of all time, one of the most recent, and one of the most devastating. This is the story of how we created an unstoppable extinction machine, and how one of the first species that cows helped wipe out was their own wild ancestor, the aurochs.
Support the show by getting an Endling pin: https://complexly.store/products/endlings-hourglass-pin
And the Endlings Bandana: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-endlings-bandana-complexly
Endlings portrait illustrations are by Zoe Keller. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://www.zoekeller.com/
Wondering if we used AI to create graphics (or thumbnails or scripts!) for this video? Nope! Every Complexly video is lovingly, painstakingly human-made.
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #cattle #aurochs
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Sources:
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-republic-of-cows/
https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/documents/2017-09/GLO_Full_Report_low_res.pdf
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/november/destruction-forests-and-grasslands-biggest-cause-of-biodiversity-loss.html
https://gfr.wri.org/forest-extent-indicators/deforestation-agriculture#how-much-forest-has-been-replaced-by-cattle
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969715303697
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/food/cattle_grazing_statement.html
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/11/4526
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/64/6/487/289974?login=true&guestAccessKey=
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/deforestation/#:~:text=In%20Australia%2C%20deforestation%20is%20primarily,key%20areas%20such%20as%20Queensland
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/national-inventory-report-2020-volume-2.pdf
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2204892120
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358094285_Cattle_breeds_-_contemporary_views_on_their_origin_and_criteria_for_classification_a_review
https://jornada.nmsu.edu/files/bibliography/15-010.pdf
https://journals.pan.pl/Content/99149/PDF/9.pdf
http://www.cetnotorolidia.org/opencms_wf/opencms/system/modules/es.jcyl.ita.site.torodelidia/elements/galleries/galeria_downloads/The_origin_of_Bos.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14137-6
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040618209003000
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-26274-9
https://www.hnp.hu/en/szervezeti-egyseg/tourism/oldal/breeding-of-reconstructed-aurochs
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14137-6
https://share.google/8E4Nd8inlDHuLIWAf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08112-6#Sec1
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-did-aurochs-live
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1402183111
https://agro.icm.edu.pl/agro/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-edba7823-f859-480f-ab93-cc618b0e4ab1
https://www.queensu.ca/eventscalendar/calendar/events/bader-chair-northern-baroque-art-history-lecture-last-aurochs-extinction-artistic
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440318304989
https://www.theextinctions.com/articles-1/ns0atubs8qd60o16itraa69zhw7e0w
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/animal-genetic-resources-resources-genetiques-animales-recursos-geneticos-animales/article/abs/history-of-the-aurochs-bos-taurus-primigenius-in-poland/73E5642DC0324EC98B52B34C57F9AE92
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240312-the-rewilding-project-bringing-back-an-ancient-breed-of-cattle-to-portugal
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10873014/
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Images:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11LXlNThj2tgmD-nDJRZd3dv77l3DN3INMMT0VlNOOJk/edit?tab=t.0
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