Opinion, by Henri Kerkdijk Otten 27 - 01 - 2012 We know that
Bubalus Murrensis, the wild European waterbuffalo, was present
in Europe during the pleistocene. Osteological remains have been
found from virtually all over Europe, except Scandinavia and the
northeastern part of Europe. Remains have all been found near
(large) rivers. Riverine habitats and close surrounding areas,
seems to have been the habitat of choice of the waterbuffalo.
There is no doubt that the waterbuffalo formed an intricate part
of the megafauna of Europe. It is also noted that during the
periods between the ice ages, the so called interglacials,
Bubalus Murrensis seems to have migrated from Asia to Europe,
with Europe being nothing more than a Peninsula of Asia. During
the ice ages, Bubalus Murrensis locally died out in Europe or
retreated to refugia in Asia. This retreat and return pattern
happened during every glacial and interglacial in the
Pleistocene. It is very important to note that the Black Sea did
not exist at that time and th