what is auroch
The aurochs (/ËÉËrÉks/ or /ËaÊrÉks/ ; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also urus, ure (Bos primigenius), is a grand extinct wild ox that inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa. It is the ancestor of domestic cattle. The Indian aurochs (Bos primigenius namadicus) once inhabited India. 2  It was the first subspecies of the aurochs to appear, at 2 million years ago, and from about 9,000 years ago (BP), it was domesticated as the zebu cattle.