Extinct Animals That Are Back
Around 4500 years ago on an island in the Arctic Ocean the worlds last mammoth died a lonely death.
Extinct animals that are back. 10 Animals That Came Back From Extinction. There are some extinct species such as the woolly mammoth shown above that may be brought back to life if scientists can overcome some practical hurdles and thorny ethical questions. But when it comes to these extinct animals we have to admit.
Because they went extinct so recently specimens of the animal. Here are five examples of what are often referred to as Lazarus species breeds that have seemingly come back from the dead. 35 Extinct Animals That Should Be Cloned Back Into Existence.
The Earth has seen no less than five great extinction events. Seven minutes later the baby clone died and the Pyrenean ibex was granted the further distinction of being the only species that had managed to go extinct twice. Then in 2009 a goat gave birth to a cloned Pyrenean ibex in a government-funded miracle that marked the first time any species had been brought back from extinction.
Generally it helps if there is a species still alive today that is genetically similar to the extinct animal like elephants for woolly mammoths or cows for aurochs. Today scientists have developed several new techniques where they can successfully use methods such as cloning DNA splicing etc to essentially resurrect these animals from the grave. The crested gecko is the perfect example of an animal bouncing back from extinction.
The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf belonged to the Thylacine species. Image via Animalssandiegozoo 12. Bringing extinct animals back to life is a tantalizing idea for many people.
Its currently populated by large mammals like horses and bison to give it that last Ice Age feel But to make it REALLY authentic they just need one more thing. If playback doesnt begin shortly try. Breeding back is not to.