It took several generations to bring back wild horses that most closely resemble the original tarpan. |
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Did humans transform aurochs and tarpan into cattle and horses and is the Oostvaarderplassen the crucible of their rebirth? |
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The Munich Zoo produced a tarpan-like horse by selective breeding of domestic horses known to have tarpan ancestry. |
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In the watery rite of tarpan, the souls of pilgrims' ancestors are eased into eternity. |
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A gray race, known as the tarpan, was the horse of southern Russia. |
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As these species were extinct, he settled on konik horses, Polish descendants of the tarpan, and Heck cattle, which had been bred in Germany in an attempt to recreate the aurochs. |
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Since the extinction of the tarpan, attempts have been made to reconstruct its phenotype, resulting in horse breeds such as the Konik and Heck horse. |
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The New Tarpan has been rewilded into it's prehistoric home range, struggling to find their way back to their ancient selves. |
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I have seen mounted specimens and preserved skins of the Bali Tiger, the Tarpan, and the Thylacine. |
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Tarpan is a high quality, triple-distilled vodka from the beautiful region of Masuria in North Eastern Poland. |
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