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Scientists think they could 'de-extinct' the Christmas Island rat. But should they?
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| March 9, 2022
| Denise Chow
Posted on 03/22/2022 7:13:53 AM PDT by SJackson
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:13:53 AM PDT
by
SJackson
To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
Seems to me if you want to de-extinct the Christmas Island Rat it would be better to do it on Christmas Island rather than Copenhagen.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:15:16 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(If I'm elected President ... we're going to cure cancer, Brandon, June 2019)
To: SJackson
What’s the worse that can happen? /s
To: SJackson
It’s a rat. Why bring back another species of rat?
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:17:26 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
To: All
We have way cooler extinct animals we should bring back first besides some lame rat.
Of course I refer to the Dodo bird
To: SJackson
I’d prefer they bring back the Dodo.
It’s a fun animal, goofy looking, very tame, and they have soft-tissue to extract the DNA from.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:18:45 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
To: escapefromboston
Great minds, etcetera. :)
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:19:10 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
To: SJackson
I still say go for the T-Rex
To: escapefromboston
Coming an Ice Age mammoth loose and rampaging around would be so cool!
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:20:57 AM PDT
by
Reily
To: SJackson
Pioneering work for people who want to trans-species themselves or others.
To: SJackson
Maybe we could mass breed them and ration their meat out to a starving populace?
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:22:09 AM PDT
by
struggle
To: occamrzr06
What’s the worse that can happen? /sThis.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:24:44 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The forces of fascism and oppression are on the move in North America. We cannot let tyranny stand!)
To: SJackson
1,400 living species of rat. And that’s just counting the “true rats,” not the God-knows-how-many species of similar-looking creatures that are also given the name “rat” in their common names.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:25:20 AM PDT
by
dangus
To: SJackson
I would rather they bring back the giant palm tree that used to grow on that island. It went extinct just a thousand years ago or so.
To: Doctor Congo
oops, the giant palm tree I mentioned was on Easter Island, not Christmas Island.
To: Little Ray
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:27:24 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: occamrzr06
What’s the worse that can happen? /sVelociraptors. ;-)
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:30:37 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: escapefromboston
If they perfect the techniques on a rat, then it would be easier to move on to the Dodo, Passenger Pigeon, Thylacine and Mammoth.
Of course, if they just need rats, then they can help themselves to those infesting DC.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:32:14 AM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(If you attack the 2nd Amendment, You attack The Constitution!)
To: mewzilla
We already have democRATS. I say we should breed them OUT of existence!
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:33:01 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: Lazamataz
Whether they were edible short of starvation is up for debate, which reintroduction could settle. Docile, they'd make great farm animals. Dodoburgers. The government could encourage Dodo farms since they don't cause global warming like ruminants.
I'd go with the Arabian Ostrich. We know they taste good, lay large eggs, if extinct only since the 1960s, and an insurance company could use them as a mascot. And they probably share lots of genes with other ostriches.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:34:02 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(If I'm elected President ... we're going to cure cancer, Brandon, June 2019)
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