NAZI COWS

POINTS

• Why is this a thing?
• How was it made?
• How does this relate to Frankenstein?
• Seriously, why.

AUROCHS

• Prehistoric cattle
• Extinct due to hunting and climate change
• More muscular and aggressive than domesticated cattle.

QUOTE FROM JULIUS CEASER IN "THE GAILIC WARS"

• These are a little below the elephant in size, and of the appearance, color, and shape of a bull. Their strength and speed are extraordinary; they spare neither man nor wild beast which they have espied.

LUTZ AND HEINZ HECK

• Famous German Zoologists.
• Inspired by fairy tales and legends.
• Proposed idea to Hermann Göring
• Goal was to "purify" European Forests

SELECTIVE BREEDING

• Took traits from various types of cattle
• Continued to breed offspring to produce similar traits
• Those without desired traits were killed

RELEASE

• First released on Göring's reserve
• Terrorized local villages
• Göring made plans to move cattle to the polish forest of Białowieża

PURGE OF BIAŁOWIEŻA

• Nazi SS attacked settlers in the forest
• Burned down dozens of villages
• Thousands expelled

TODAY

• Cattle released in Białowieża eventually vanished
• Relatives survive today

RELATION TO FRANKENSTEIN

FRANKENSTEIN

• Obsession
• Created Life
• Unintended consequences

WORKS CITED

• Wang, Michael. "Heavy Breeding." Editorial. Cabinet 2012: n. pag. Cabinet Magazine. Web. Editorial.
• "Hitlers Jurassic Monsters." National Geographic. Ed. Sue Outlaw. National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2015. Web. 15 Apr. 2016.
• Salzillo, Andrew. "Aurochs." DEExTINCTiON DoT NEt. Andrew Salzillo, 14 Jan. 2016. Web. 16 Apr. 2016
• Morris, Steven. "Devon Farmer Forced to Offload Aggressive Nazi-bred 'super Cows'" The Guardian. . Guardian News and Media, 05 Jan. 2015. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.
• Rogers, Kara. "De-extinction." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Aug. . 2014. Web. 14 Apr. 2016.

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