Extinct Animals That Could Come Back

De-extinction could be a big step forward for genetic engineering.

Extinct animals that could come back. But these techniques can only be applied to species that have gone extinct very recently in the last decade or so. Scientists hope to bring them back thanks to the Siberian tiger that is almost identical. Before there were cattle as we know them today there were aurochs which were cowlike creatures bigger than elephants.

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. 10 Extinct Animals That Shouldnt Be Brought Back.

However by 1620 the excessively hunted bird was no longer seen and was presumed extinct. The largest subspecies Smilodon populator could reach 400 kg in weight three meters in length and 14 meters tall at the shoulder. Do you know that scientists are almost ready to bring back some species that have been long gone.

The last wild one was shot in 1870 and the last in captivity died in 1883. Either domestic chickens or prairie chickens could be surrogates for the extinct species. The Quagga Project started in 1987 is an attempt to bring them back from extinction.

This extinct species of plains Zebra the Quagga once lived in South Africa. Loss of habitat remains a significant threat. Smilodon 10000 BC The Smilodon saber-toothed cat lived in North and South America at the end of the last glacial period 115000 11700 years ago although it had existed as a distinct species for about 25 million years.

The Pyrenean ibex or bucardo recently became the first extinct animal to ever become un-extinct at least for seven minutes. 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. Or it could be done by cloning carefully preserved non-reproductive cells.