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The Aurochs was once the largest animal in Europe, being over 1.80 meters at the shoulder and weighing a ton. They have been domesticated twice, once leading to the Indian Zebu cattle and once leading to European Cattle. They inhabited open grassland and forest. They preferred wetter areas than the modern cattle. They were once found all over Europe, Northern Africa all the way to Korea. They went extinct due to a combination of being bred out of existence and habitat loss, less so than because of hunting.*

Many historic first-hand accounts described the animal in detail, such as none other than Gaius Julius Caesar in his books about the Gallic Wars. Many cave paintings and paintings by medieval artists depict them, some coat of arms are said to feature them as well.

Kemono Friends' Aurochs first appeared in the Nexon Game, where she seems to be rather hot-blooded. While her friends are dwindling, she is happy other friends are inhabiting her spirit. Apparently she often gets confused with American Bison and doesn't understand why.

Want to know more about Aurochs? Check this reddit post!