Extinct Animals That Have Came Back
See 8 animal species that came back from the dead.
Extinct animals that have came back. Thanks to the ESA and the hard work of countless dedicated individuals a number of species have been able to come back from the very brink of extinction. Meet the dodo thylacine great auk and more recently extinct animals United Kingdom. The wildlife conservation scientists have put forward a list of nine wildlife species in their global conversation program that are recovering and brought back from the brink.
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. Now with climate change more species than ever face the threat of extinction. This freshwater dolphin is known as the Baiji and lived in the Yangtze River in China.
After falling extinct due to hunting climate change and loss of habitat it is surprising when species resurface. 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. Before there were cattle as we know them today there were aurochs which were cowlike creatures bigger than elephants.
One of the most popular candidates for resurrection and for good reason is the woolly mammoth. In preparation for de-extinction The Long Now Foundation has listed several species that meet the criteria for coming back to life including the below. 10 Animals That Came Back From Extinction.
One of the most famous animals that were extinct but came back the Bermuda Petrel is a medium-sized seabird found in Bermuda. 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. These Lazarus species fascinate and inspire.
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