[PHOTO] 10 extinct animals that scientists want to bring back to life

We live in an age where science can turn back the clock, and similar to a series of movies, the world's extinct, lost animals may appear...

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

There are more extinct animals  than those currently living on Earth, which makes us even more curious about their life. No wonder we can't get enough of the  movies Jurassic Park. Fortunately, we live in an age where science can turn back the clock, and similar to the aforementioned series, extinct several species have gone missing in the world.

According to the  Bright Side  page, we have selected which species may soon return to us and selected the following 10 species that can be very interesting to see in real life.

1. Woolly mammoth

Size: Elephant Shoulder Height reaches approximately 8.9 feet and 11.2 feet with weight up to 6 tons.

Origin: East Asia

Extinct: 4,000 years ago

Closest relative: African elephant

2. Quagga

Size: length about 8'5 and height 4'5 feet

Origin: South Africa

Extinct: the end of the nineteenth century

Closest living relative: zebra

3. Elephant bird

Dimensions: stands at 9.8 feet tall and weighs 1,600 lb

Origin:  Madagascar

Extinct: about 1000 AD to 1200 AD

Closest relative: kiwi bird

4. Baiji (Chinese river dolphin)

The last living child of Qiqi, Baiji, died in 2002.

Size: Male about 7.5 feet long while females can grow to 8'2.

From China

Extinct: 2002

Relatives: theChinese white dolphins

5. Glyptodont

Dimensions: length 12 feet and 1.5 feet high

Origin: North and South America

Extinct: 8,000 to 7,000 years ago

Closest living relative:  armadillos

6. Pyrenean ibex

Dimensions: length 5 feet and shoulder height 30 inches

Origin: Southwest Europe

Extinct: last live Pyrenean ibex was born in 2003 but died 7 minutes later due to a lung defect.

Relatives: the wild mountain goat

7. Dodo

Size: About 3.3 feet high

Origin:  Mauritius

Extinct: in the seventeenth century

Relatives: the pigeon Nicobar

8. Tasmanian Tiger

Size: 39 inches to 51 inches length and 24 inches high

Origin:  New Guinea and Australia

Extinct: in the twentieth century

Closest living relative: Tasmanian devil and pangolin

9. Ground sloth

Dimensions: Length nearly 20 feet and Weight  up to 6,600 lb

Origin: South America

Extinct: about 11,000 years ago

Closest Relative: Sloth

10. Sword-toothed tiger

Size:  Large Species Weight from 485 lb to 961 lb and 39 inches tall.

Origin: North and South America

Extinct:  10,000 years ago

Closest living relative: tiger

Which of these animals would you like to see in the wild? What do you think the extinction of species in general?

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