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An Aurochs' skull found in a peat bed at the Recreation Grounds, Kings Gardens, Torquay in 1883.
Injuries to the front of the skull are consistent with those inflicted by hunters finishing off a kill.
Aurochs were enormous ancestors of domestic cattle and brought to Britain 6000 years ago.
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An Aurochs' skull found in a peat bed at the Recreation Grounds, Kings Gardens, Torquay in 1883.
Injuries to the front of the skull are consistent with those inflicted by hunters finishing off a kill.
Aurochs were enormous ancestors of domestic cattle and brought to Britain 6000 years ago.

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