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I just realized that apparently I never shared this series here on Tumblr??
I call it Living Paintings, as they are recreations of extinct animals that some artists actually saw and painted from memory, a long time ago.
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hi! i’m working on some worldbuilding and i wanted to create a kind of megafauna domesticated bovine, somewhere between a moose, a yak, and a bison, plus some bear for fun. wondering if you and all your cow wisdom had some tips or details to include. love ur pics of domestic yaks
this ask made me genuinely start shaking. give . give me a day and . actually no i can write up a real real real quick thing real quick hold on.
1. aurochs
our beloved ancient cattle!!! they used to be huuuuuuuuge and i love and miss them so much. they Definitely fit the moose+bison+yak+bear mold, and bc a lot of the representations of them vary u have heaps of wiggle room via designs!!!
2 gaur!
gaur are HUUUUGGEEE theyre the biggest living bovine iirc!! and their ears r very big and round like a bears...
tho unfortunately the gaur arent domesticated, they do have a domesticated cousin called the gayal!!!! but they look a little more 'normal' ig eifjsjsdjf i prefer the gaur
gayal^
3. long horned bison
another beautiful bovine that isnt arnd anymore..:( the long horned bison is the biggest bovine to exist !! im pretty sure!! and their horns were like... the length of my body gjdjfjndjfjd but theyre big big big and fluffy like a bear...
i hope this helps!!!!!!!! this was so fun to write
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Results from the #paleostream Albertosaurus, Archosaurus, Agilisaurus and an Aurochs.
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Bovine figure of the day: Signatustudio Aurochs
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Lascaux cave art of the aurochs and my pin interpretation.
I'd love to draw an aurochs sometime, their remains have also been found where I grew up. They must have been magnificent. :)
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Animal of the Day!
Eurasian Aurochs (Bos primigenius)
(Photo from Britannica)
Extinction Date- 1627
Habitat- Europe; Northern Africa; Central Asia
Size (Weight/Length)- 1,000 kg; 1.8 m tall
Diet- Grasses; Nuts; Leaves
Cool Facts- The Eurasian aurochs was a majestic species of megafauna cattle that lived throughout the Pleistocene. Aurochs were believed to live in small herds and have a similar hierarchy to their current descendents of domesticated cattle. Due to their massive size, Eurasian aurochs had little to fear outside of prides of lions or large tigers. Their cultural significance travels throughout the Neolithic peoples of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Aurochs were favored creatures for cave paintings and fights in the Roman Colosseum. Domestication of aurochs began in the Fertile Crescent when humans began civilization. Unfortunately, Eurasian aurochs were driven to extinction by over-hunting and a quickly transforming landscape that resulted in the death of many megafauna species. Today, their closest relative is the rare, Spanish Pajuna cattle.
Rating- 12/10 (The loss of prehistoric landscapes resulted in the loss of megafauna worldwide.)
#animal of the day#animals#mammals#megafauna#Pleistocene#sunday#october 1#eurasian aurochs#aurochs#biology#science#conservation#the more you know#extinct#skeleton#fossil#but not really#subfossil#extinctober#pajuna cattle
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“The Auroch, known for its mighty haunch the size of a shield, which swingeth to and fro as it chargeth upon its predator, is a great cattle of the land…”
From “Compendiæm of Beasts of Our Lande” by William Tawny (1566)
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Sketches of some Eurasian animals that were part of the famous Pleistocene Megafauna, from bottom to top: Crocuta crocuta spelaea, Bos primigenus, Elamotherium, Ursus spelaeus, and Mammuthus trogontherii
#paleoart#paleontology#pleistocenemegafauna#pleistocene#elasmotherium#cave hyena#cave bear#mammuthus#mammoth#mammal paleontology#mammoths#mammuthus trogontherii#aurochs
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"paleolithic", lino print on A5
#printmaking#linocut#linoprint#paleoart#neanderthal#aurochs#ive been reading kindred by rebecca wragg sykes and oh my god#ive been into archeology since i was 10 but this book is everything to me rn
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The Aurochs
Julian Friers
Sound the horns!
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What are your thoughts and feelings on the whole 'Tauros' backbreeding-to-aurochs project?
ougggh
though i do love and miss aurochs a lot, i think its more important to focus on the conservation of the species we have on earth right now! we dont really have a niche in the ecosystem that Only Aurochs Can Fill yk? at best we r diverting resources tht could be used to help the native wildlife and at worst bringing these big dangerous creatures back could disrupt stuff even more...
i do love aurochs! but theyre not here right now . and a lot of different struggling species that fill the same niche are. you know? i think we should help them with the technology we r using to breed towards aurochs... it just seems a bit silly to me.
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6/17/23
#me and the aurochs#we both look a little rough#art#scientific illustration#paleontology#aurochs#skull#ceramics#coil building#clay#natural history
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Did you see this preview of my comic on Iron Circus Comics’ Failure to Launch BackerKit project page and wonder: "what ARE all those animal skeletons?!?"
Well wonder no more: here's a version with every species labeled--scientific and common names both!
Read my upcoming comic about de-extinction by supporting the “Failure to Launch” anthology!
#PS we are almost at the next stretch goal *eyes emoji*#failure to launch#de-extinction#extinction#paleoart#paleoblr#skeletons#woolly mammoth#dodo#aurochs#baiji#passenger pigeon#moa#thylacine#megaloceros#recently extinct
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Marseille, Villa Méditerranée. La réplique de la Grotte Cosquer.
Les animaux du Paléolithique en Provence, représentés dans la grotte.
Ici, un Mégacéros (Megaloceros giganteus); un Aurochs (Bos primigenius).
Sur la dernière, les mêmes de part et d’autre du Bison, et à droite un Cerf élaphe.
#marseille#villa méditerranée#cosquer#grotte#grotte cosquer#paléolithique#zoologie#préhistorique#mégacéros#megaloceros giganteus#aurochs#bos primigenius#cervus elaphus#cerf#cerf élaphe#bison#bison priscus
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It’s been a while!!
Here’s an Aurochs illustration I’ve nearly finished as part of a local project... this has taken a while too. I’ve been busy being a mum.
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