THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE NEO-AUROCHS - ADAPTATIVE PHENOMENA

The adaptative phenomena connected with the re-introduction of the Neo -Aurochs are of importance as the conditions are far from those of zoo logical parks. The hard conditions of the damp environment (marshs, da mp meadows or polders) allow for valable investigations to be carried out. The principal modifications are the changes in their coat dependi ng on the season, and changes in their behaviour particularly concerni ng those fearful of man. Feeding and reproduction and the consequences of being re-introduced, are the principal ways of showing such adapta tions.