Candidates to return to the forests and seas of the planet takes a specially created Fund of the American Stewart Brand.
Some of them have not seen for hundreds of years, others disappeared only decades ago. But now you will be able to face them face to face. Want to see zebras, which nature did not finish strips? Maybe you think dinosaurs no longer destined to roam the planet? Wrong! Both can become a reality, as scientists now ready to resurrect some vanished from our planet, the animals and to compensate for the harm caused to nature by human activity. This will help genetically close relatives of the fauna, as also found in recent years DNA samples.
Candidates to return to the forests and seas of the planet takes a specially created Fund of the American Stewart Brand. Here are the contenders for a place in the top ten of those who could come back from the dead.
Dodo, or the Mauritian Dodo
These inoffensive birds were not in the nature of natural enemies. Fighters trusting, felt safe the birds were the people who came to the island of Mauritius. The meat of large birds had to taste the sailors. The result was the total disappearance. The last Dodo saw four hundred years ago. However hope to return in 2007 year presented to discovery scientists, who discovered a perfectly preserved skeleton of a bird, which contains valuable samples of her DNA.
Woolly rhinoceros
Fourteen thousand years ago in the last period in Earth’s history of glaciation on a vast expanse of Europe and Asia was inhabited by a woolly rhinoceros. His warm skin is perfectly saved from the cold and became the subject of claims hunters stone age. In addition, the climate changes almost deprived this species of rhinos forages, and human pressure completed the process of extinction. And yet the chances of return of the giant planet, thanks to well-preserved in the permafrost of Siberia instances.
Royal white-billed woodpecker
Since 1940, there was virtually no news about Balaclava the Royal woodpecker, once inhabiting the virgin forests of the Southeast United States. Currently, the scientists are being actively sought these birds, which involved a special robotic observers. And ornithologists Cornell lab even offered a reward of 50 thousand dollars to those who could lead researchers to a living specimen.
Aepyornis
Some considered this a kind of incarnation of the legendary bird the ROC, which could carry a camel. In fact, aepyornis, or “bird-elephant”, had an impressive size. Tall epiornisy reached 3 meters, and the average weight was about 500 pounds. These giants hatched eggs 6 times more ostrich. They lived only in Madagascar. In the 17th century, birds became extinct. It is believed that this contributed to people, so today we are talking about that need this guilt to make amends and make up for the population.
Pyrenean mountain goat
In January 2000, died last Pyrenean ibex, which lived in the South of France and the Northern Pyrenees. Scientists attempted to clone him using DNA from one of the females, but the cub died soon after birth.
Quaggy
This extinct species of plains Zebra, quagga, quagga, once lived in South Africa. The last individual of a species did not remain in nature in 1870, and lived in captivity died in 1883 in Amsterdam zoo. Now we have launched the return of these zebras with unique coloring.
Chinese river Dolphin
The Chinese river Dolphin has long sailed in the waters of the Yangtze river. But ten years ago he was declared missing. However, at the end of last year there were eyewitnesses that claim to have met the inhabitant of the underwater world. If some individuals are alive, we will take all measures to restore the population.
Thylacine
The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, the only marsupial in the list. Amazing animal lived in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea until the 1960-ies. Perhaps to revive this animal will help relatives — the Tasmanian devils that carry some of his DNA.
The Caribbean monk seal
Sea wolf was named not only experienced sailors, but the Caribbean monk seal. Destroyed them for their precious oil. The sea wolves are closely related Hawaiian and Mediterranean seals-monks.
Pigeon-the passenger
It seemed that someone really in abundance, so it’s pigeons. In colonial times the passenger or the passenger pigeon was driven in such quantities that their weight did not maintain the trees if suddenly fell the flock. But the pigeon-the passenger died in 1914. And their relatives live, including 17 pigeons of the genus Patagioenas.
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