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The hunt for the world’s rarest duck
The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine ...
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Lemurs from Madagascar, strange snakes, and extinct fish at Pilsen Zoo
Lemurs that survive only in Madagascar, snakes that hunt with and solitary Indian rhinos. These are just some of the rare ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...
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After Crocs and Lemurs Went Extinct on the Mainland, Many Survived on Islands for Millions of Years
Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...
Dire Wolf Done, New Zealand Giant Moa De-Extinction Unlikely
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui ( giant moa ) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with ...
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Peter Jackson Pauses Film Work to Revive a Giant, Extinct Bird
You know him as the mastermind behind the epic films about hobbits and orcs, but now Peter Jackson is taking on a project that makes even Sauron’s return seem like a side hobby: he wants to bring back ...
66-million-year-old fossil egg found in Antarctica may change what we know about sea reptiles
A peculiar fossil egg, dubbed \"The Thing,\" discovered decades ago in Antarctica, has been identified as belonging to a ...
12-foot bird has been gone for 600 years — now scientists want to ‘de-extinct’ it
A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that ...
After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...
Peter Jackson, Maoris, Colossal To De-Extinct World’s Largest Bird
The giant moa has been extinct for 900 years, but Maori researchers working Colossal Biosciences and filmmaker Peter Jackson ...
USA Today15d
Extinct New Zealand bird latest species Colossal wants to bring back
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to bring back another species.
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Extinct giant bird being brought back to life
The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird, native to New Zealand, with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson. The moa bird, which has been ...