Extinct Animals That Could Come Back
Camelops extinction was part of a larger North American die-off in which native horses mastodons and other camelids also died out - possibly from global climate change and hunting by the Clovis people.
Extinct animals that could come back. Scientists hope to bring them back thanks to the Siberian tiger that is almost identical. This is soo sad i what to save all animals. Also a fallen megafauna from the Quaternary Extinction this mammal went on scientists radars when a baby Woolly Rhino was found frozen in the Siberian Ice.
Sure in theory they should be able to adapt over time but there are tons of other issues that may come with bringing a species back from extinction. One million species of animal and plant could disappear forever according to the UN. The dodo is perhaps the most famous extinct animal.
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Scientists have found auroch genes in modern cattle breeds and theyre breeding those cattle in hopes of creating a new species called a Tauros that would be similar to their extinct. The largest subspecies Smilodon populator could reach 400 kg in weight three meters in length and 14 meters tall at the shoulder. 1 The Caspian tiger or the Touran tiger.
This extinct species of plains Zebra the Quagga once lived in South Africa. The last time anyone recorded a sighting of the Somali elephant shrew was almost 50 years ago after which it was assumed to have become extinct. Why scientists would want to bring this animal back to life is the real question.
The Pyrenean ibex or bucardo recently became the first extinct animal to ever become un-extinct at least for seven minutes. Threatened or damaged ecosystems could be restored with the help of certain now-extinct species. Camelops is an extinct genus of a camel that once roamed western North America where it disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene about 10000 years ago.