The Breeding-back Blog

"Breeding-back" aims to restore or immitate extinct animals by selective breeding. This blog provides general information, the facts behind myths and news from various projects.

Sunday, 12 July 2015

Equus hydruntinus, the enigmatic European wild ass

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A fter finally having done a post on Bubalus murrensis , it’s time to look at the extinct European wild ass, Equus hyd...

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Wednesday, 1 July 2015

The European water buffalo / water buffalo in Europe

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D uring the Pleistocene and probably also until the antiquary, Europe was not inhabited by only two species of bovine ...

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Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Anonymous comments + Teaser

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M y blog has recieved almost 600 comments by now, which is awesome. I appreciate each of them and am thankful for the vivid interest in my p...

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Thursday, 18 June 2015

An illustration of 20 aurochs-like breeds and more

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W hat I am going to present to you now is the work of several weeks. I am sure that a lot of my readers will know my table of a sel...

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Saturday, 25 April 2015

Complete genome of two woolly mammoths sequenced

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M ammoth DNA made it into the news again. Until recently, the genome of Mammuthus primigenius was not completely resolved yet, but now it i...

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Using extant wild cattle to create an aurochs replica?

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I have been asked by several people if crossbreeding with existing, extant wild cattle is a good idea for creating a b...

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Daniel Foidl: My major interests always have been extinct animals, from dinosaurs to Pleistocene megafauna and more recent extinctions. Besides that I am interested in evolution, genetics and ecology. I am also an amateur animal artist, making drawings and models mostly of extinct animals.

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