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    1. And so it begins. First, Elephant + Mammoth hybrids. Then Raptor + Chicken hybrids bred to fend off foxes. Mackerel + Enormous sea dinosaur bred for meat or something. theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/13/firm-bring-back-woolly-mammoth-from-extinction?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
  1. …in reply to @markboulton
    I mean, serious question: why? Mammoths had their time. It was well cold back then. The earth is warming. What are we going to do? Shave them? ‘Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.’
    1. …in reply to @markboulton
      The justification in that article is questionable. ‘Return grasslands to Siberia … as the mammoths will knock down trees’. Seen the size of Siberia? That’s a lot of Mammoths.