Auroch

Aurochs are horned Imperial cattle that can be found on various worlds, like Verghast^[1] and Ameton Epsilon IV.^[2]

Description

They are almost two meters high and have thick leathery flesh and very damage resistant horns. Aurochs gather in herds and are sensitive to the approach of storms, which allows the cattle to migrate away from the dangerous weather before it strikes. They are also very hardy and are among the rare imported mammals that have managed to survive Ameton Epsilon IV's inhospitable environment.^[2]

Trivia

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• These creatures are possibly references to aurochs, an extinct species of cattle.

See also

• List of Fauna

Sources

• 1: Necropolis (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus), Chapter Fourteen
• 2: Games Workshop France: Ameton Epsilon Index: Chapitre IV : Les Nomades - via Google Translate (Saved archive page, dated 5 July 2008, last accessed 4 July 2025, original link: http://fr.games-workshop.com/40k/jeu/ametonEpsilon/chapitre4.asp)