Extinct Animals That Are Back
This dog-headed and stripped animal was quite reminiscent to the tiger.
Extinct animals that are back. Do you know that scientists are almost ready to bring back some species that have been long gone. These are the top 10 extinct animals that have become extinct over the last century. Here is the list of some of the species of the animals that are being brought back to life after they went extinct from the world.
The Irish Elk extinct just 12000 years ago but researchers have found fossils of this animal in Siberia that are only 7000-8000 years ago and The Irish Elk can be brought back with help of its DNA and these creatures were 7 feet tall at the shoulder and the antlers could extend upto 12 feet tall. Bringing extinct animals back to life is a tantalizing idea for many people. Breeding back is not to.
The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf belonged to the Thylacine species. The tiny vaquita porpoise which is less than 30 left in the world will likely go extinct in the next few years. The crested gecko is the perfect example of an animal bouncing 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. There are lots of good reasons to bring back extinct animals. Hello on april 30 2020.
This article lists 10 extinct animals that scientists can and should bring back from the dead. 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. 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.
The animals went extinct as recently as the 1930s mainly due to climate change bounty hunting and a lack of genetic diversity. But when it comes to these extinct animals we have to admit. Image via Animalssandiegozoo 12.