Breeding-back wild beasts: Aurochs, wild horse and quagga Hardcover – June 17, 2025

Breeding-back is the endeavour of reconstructing extinct animals by selective breeding with living animals. It focuses mainly on the aurochs, the wild ancestor of domestic cattle, European wild horses and the quagga, a type of zebra. This work covers everything you need to know about breeding-back and the animals involved. With over 200 literature sources and more than 150 photos and artworks as much as first-hand information, this book is not only well-grounded but also gives you a lively impression of the wild beasts that breeding-back focuses on. It is the result of fourteen years of intensive research on this topic, a topic that has quickly been gaining popularity within the last ten years. Read more