Australian Scientists Are Attempting To Bring The Thylacine Back From Extinction

https://www.iflscience.com ^ | March 3, 2022 | James Felton

[jmcenanly]

Would it be able to survive in the current ecosystem in Tasmania? Things have changed in the century since Tasmanian Tigers abounded.

[xp38]

You're gonna use me for what?

[Red Badger]

Probably not.

Not until they had a few hundred to be reintroduced into the wild.

Dingoes and other dangers like cars and rabbit poisons.................

[jmacusa]

And the short faced bear. Check that bad boy out.

[Savage Beast]

I wonder what marsupial they'll use for the intrauterine phase of thylacine de-extinction.

If they would send us a zygote, we could implant it in a possum.

[Savage Beast]

We’d have to be careful. I’m not sure we’d want a Tasmanian tiger roaming around in the North American wilderness.

[Red Badger]

A Roo would probably be used................

[No name given]

“Welcome to Jurassic Park”. I just had to get that in there.

[dfwgator]

[bgill]

Bring back megalodons!

[Varda]

I guess I’ve never heard that. I think the most common thing I’ve heard is that they feed milk to their offspring.

[Red Badger]

They may have never left....................

[Parmy]

Golly, Gee! What could possible go wrong? Oh! It’s all right, just believe the science or scientists.

[bgill]

We’re gonna need bigger boats.

[BiteYourSelf]

Bend over Taz.😂

[AnotherUnixGeek]

“and saber-toothed tigers”

No thanks, Joe Exotic.

Why not? These beasts would never be freed from captivity to roam in the wild, but they could be kept in an isolated, natural park-like setting, with other animals restored to life from the same era. Maybe on an island, where tourists could visit and view them in safety until something goes horribly wrong, in which case Chris Pratt would save the day.

Seriously, though - our ancestors lived and thrived with the biggest saber-tooth species that ever lived and may have driven it into extinction. I'm sure we can handle some zoo specimens just fine - we're a far scarier predator than Smilodon.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

IIRC the problem that drove them extinct was a virus that left them with tumors on their faces that eventually left them unable to eat or drink.

This would mean that bringing the species back would mean you would either have to cure the virus or make them naturally resistant.

It is something like the problem with the American Chestnut. They have solved the fungus problem but can not get permission to plant the tree outside of laboratory conditions because it is genetically modified.

The naturally resistant trees do not pass their resistance along to their offspring so planting from surviving trees does not work.

[SunkenCiv]

will put up the message later, but alas:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4042990/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

[Red Badger]

graft.............................