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IMO not a good idea, no one knows what this animal is like. This could really backfire.
They're also talking about the Tazmanian Devil too which may not be extinct yet according to the guy that does the extinct or alive show. Apparently locals still claim to see them but no one has recorded it.
Frankenstein. Westworld. Jurassic Park. What could go wrong?
It is pretty fascinating as a one-off experiment. I question the morals of that, unless you are trying to re-establish an extinct species back into the ecosystem, and then I would question the wisdom of that. Many extinct animals could not adapt. Bringing them back raises the potential for very unintended consequences, including great harm to those animals.
Maybe someday we will be having Dodo Bird for Thanksgiving dinner.
IMO not a good idea, no one knows what this animal is like. This could really backfire.
They're also talking about the Tazmanian Devil too which may not be extinct yet according to the guy that does the extinct or alive show. Apparently locals still claim to see them but no one has recorded it.
The woolly mammoth is another species of elephant, larger with more fur. It's really no secret what they were like at all. They didn't go extinct all that long ago and full skeletons can be found. They lived in herds, were herbivores just like their elephant cousins. Consensus now says people caused these great beasts to become extinct, not climate change.
No, the Tasmanian Devil is not being brought back because they still exist and can be found naturally or in zoo and preserves.
The Tasmanian tiger (not a tiger at all) is what is being brought back. It's also called a thylacine. It was the largest marsupial predator about the size of a medium dog, until the early 1900s when they were shot and poisoned into extinction. They were pretty awesome creatures unlike anything else that existed. Making them go extinct on purpose is one of the most shameful events in Australian history.
I'm all for mankind fixing its mistakes. If man caused a creature to become extinct and has the technology to bring it back, then that's what should happen, IMO. I see nothing morally wrong with it, but just the opposite. It would be morally wrong not to bring them back since if not for the stupidity of people, they would still be here.
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I suspect that if they do get them back, they will not be roaming the wild for many many generations. A regenerated Wooly Mammoth would be so valuable that they would all be in zoos and special habitats. They might never be plentiful enough to try to establish a herd in the wild.
Although, if they are close to modern elephants in temperament, it might be interesting to have a few small herds roaming around in Yellowstone Park so the cidiots can try to pet them instead of petting the bison.
" the company may explore other options based on the current political framework of the world." what is that supposed to mean .. what humans are they looking at resurrecting ?
It's a stupid, thoughtless, immature, cruel, heartless idea.
If they think re-inventing wooly mammoths will help humans to combat climate change as they claim is their purpose then I have a big bridge on the dark side of the moon to sell to them.
If somebody is giving them grants to do their experiments then they should have their grants revoked.
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