Should we bring extinct species back to life? | DW Documentary

ShootNScoot

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I guess it depends on what species… and if these guys are so smart… hopefully they consider the ol’ circle of life.

Last thing we need are feral wooly mammoths running around.
 
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Jubee

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What's the point? Humans have made more than plenty go extinct, why bring them back?
We still have thousands of species to kill off anyways.
 

kherg007

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Hey - if it wasn't for reviving ancient species I wouldn't be here! Lol...
 

LTO_3

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Best to leave them where they are. It serves no real purpose to do it except to say "look what I/we did" and then watch the flood gates of stupidity open.

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seanzo

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Based on what I've heard from the people at Colossal Bio, their reviving animals from the Pleistocene is more about proving that their tools work before they start bringing back species that humanity has driven to extinction over the past few centuries. Passenger Pigeon, Dodo, Tasmanian Tiger, etc. Animals who's ecological niches still exist today. Sure it's cool to see Dire Wolves and Wolly Mammoths but the habitats they inhabited no longer exist
 
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harryass

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this concept ...
"The idea that species should remain extinct if they died out naturally, without human influence, isn't a statement made by a single person, but rather a concept that aligns with certain perspectives on evolution and conservation. One can find support for this idea in the writings of Charles Darwin, who recognized extinction as a natural part of evolution, and in the work of Georges Cuvier, who established extinction as a scientific fact. However, the concept also contrasts with modern conservation efforts focused on preventing further extinctions, including those caused by human activity. "
 

Ahri

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I rather these scientists spend their efforts on trying to keep the endangered animals we have now from going extinct rather than bringing back extinct animals to life 🤷‍♀️
 
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roddermac

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I rather these scientists spend their efforts on trying to keep the endangered animals we have now from going extinct rather than bringing back extinct animals to life 🤷‍♀️
It's not up to the scientists to prevent animals from going extinct. Over hunting and destruction of habitat both caused by humans especially wealthy people is the cause of species going extinct. There is no scientific explanation for it.
 
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southpaw

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Only if their extinction was caused by human activity.
It was. Just like today.
"The timing and severity of the extinctions varied by region and are generally thought to have been driven by humans, climatic change, or a combination of both. Human impact on megafauna populations is thought to have been driven by hunting ("overkill"), as well as possibly environmental alteration"
 
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