Tag: De-extinction

  • Why are Saber Tooth Tigers extinct? Can we bring them back?

    Why are Saber Tooth Tigers extinct? Can we bring them back?

    The saber tooth tiger is a large, carnivorous cat that lived in North and South America during the Pleistocene epoch. The last known individual died in the La Brea Tar Pits in California about 10,000 years ago. Scientists believe that the species became extinct due to a combination of factors, including climate change, competition from…

  • Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths?

    Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths?

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    The woolly mammoth was a species of large, herbivorous mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. The last known individual died in 4,000 BC. Scientists are now working to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction using a process called “de-extinction.” Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths? Yes indeed, “Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences”…