'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next
'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next
Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.
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I've said this a million times before, but if we're playing gods anyway, can't we make them dog sized also?
I would totally get one or maybe two.
54 0 ReplyYeah you say that until you get a tusk in the crotch
34 0 ReplyThey'll be wearing stylish pool noodles on the tusks to minimize furniture and gonad damage.
Or we create them with softer tusks. Maybe that's better, the. They'll also be worthless to poachers.
11 1 ReplyI don't want to live in a world that has wooly mammoths with floppy tusks. It just seems wrong.
8 0 ReplyOf course it seems wrong when you say it like that.
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What about that trunk though? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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If they're like their cousins you don't want a pet that smart. Especially with a trunk. Good luck mammoth proofing your house.
5 0 ReplyEven dog sized they’d probably weigh like 200Kg. Mammoths be thicc
3 0 ReplyThose are closer to horse-sized, but it's a good start.
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Pygmy mammoths would be adorable! Imagine them pulling sleds in the winter with jingle bells and stuff.
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