I was reading a science article about the possibility of recreating extinct animals through their DNA in fossils. The animal in particular was the dodo bird. It has been extinct since 1663.

http://smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/12/25/dodo_narrowweb__300x407,0.jpg

I think it would be kinda cool to recreate the dodo bird. I remember I used to be very fascinated of this extinct dodo bird since I was a kid. It would be cool to see it for this bird in particular, but.... I don't know about ALL the other extinct animals. Some may have been endangered or even dangerous since their extinct days. I don't know how it all look like if science one day went ahead with this once it has been found a way in doing it.

What do you think?

I found this article on Google news, by the way. Here's the URL:

http://smh.com.au/news/world/bones-could-breathe-life-into-dodo-research/2005/12/25/1135445486653.html

i too was fascinated by the dodo as a kid, but I dont know if it would be a good idea to bring them back; it could potentially unbalance the ecology of wherever you decided to put them - plus they'd probably just crap all over the place.

I don't think something like that could ever happen.

I think we have enough dodo's in the world as it is.

Dinosaurs: bad idea. (Didn't we learn anything from "JURASSIC PARK"?)

But, seriously, I think that time would be better spent trying to save the
species that are endangered right now. There is still time for them.

Dinosaurs: bad idea. (Didn't we learn anything from "JURASSIC PARK"?)
:rofl: that gives me some pretty hilarious mental images..or not

It has been extinct since 1663.
yeah, thx to us selfish stupid humans killing them all to eat, the poor fellers didn't even get to live for a hundred years. :crying: i wish i could have one as a pet so i can ride on it.

Dinosaurs: bad idea. (Didn't we learn anything from "JURASSIC PARK"?)
Haha...I agree. That's why I think certain extinct animals would be best left un-recreated (i.e. these dinosaurs).

I think we have enough dodo's in the world as it is.
HA! HA!!

If they brough back Dinosaurs, I would laugh...

If they brough back Dinosaurs, I would laugh...
If they brought back dinosaurs. I would run!!:eek:

i wish i could have one as a pet so i can ride on it.


I wish I could have one as a pet, too. I don't think I would ride around on it, though. If I did have one it would probably just wander out of my yard and get hit by a car, though. I mean, where does the name do-do come from, anyway?
If anything had been a dodo in a past life it was probably my dog who wandered out of the yard and would run to the dog catcher who would take him to the pound. I think it would be cool if there were still dodo birds around, though.

I recall the time
They found those fossilized mosquitoes
And before long, they were cloning DNA
Now, I'm being chased by some
Irate velociraptors, well, believe me,
This has been one lousy day

Jurrasic park is frightning in the dark
All the dinosaurs are running wild
Someone shut the fence off in the rain
I admit it's kinda eerie
But this proves my Chaos Theory
And I don't think I'll be coming back again
Oh noooo!

I cannot approve of this attraction
'Cause getting disembowled
Always makes me kinda mad
A huge Tyrannosaurus ate our lawyer
Well I suppose that proves
They're really not all bad.

Jurrasic park is frightning in the dark
all the dinosaurs are running wild
Someone let T-rex out of his pen.
I'm afraid those things will harm me
Cause they sure don't act like Barney
And they think that I'm their dinner
Not their friend
Oh nooo!

Jurrasic park is frightning in the dark
All the dinosaurs are running wild
What a crummy weekend this has been.
Well, this sure ain't no E-ticket
Think I'll tell them where to stick it
'Cause I'm never coming back this way, again!
Oh nooo!!! whoooaahh nooooo!

HA!! HA!!

i think it's a stupid idea

Yes, it's a good idea. Before 1880 there were billions of passenger pigeons in North America, but it was so overhunted for food and plumage that it was declared extinct in 1914. If we could find and manipulate passenger pigeon DNA somehow, we should bring that bird back too! :thumbsup:

We should only bring back, if possible, animals we killed off. Most species disppear on their own, and they disappear at a rate of 25 a day regardless of what we do. That is, even if we stopped killing species and destroying their habitats tomorrow, they'd continue to to disappear at a rate of 25 a day. So keep that in mind.

Yes, it's a good idea. Before 1880 there were billions of passenger pigeons in North America, but it was so overhunted for food and plumage that it was declared extinct in 1914. If we could find and manipulate passenger pigeon DNA somehow, we should bring that bird back too! :thumbsup:
Yes, I think that would be the best median. Just bringing back the "killed off" animals (like the dodos and the passenger pigeons) instead of the species that have been disappeared. I agree.

I don't think it would be a good idea. People shouldn't interfere with that. If the animal is extinct, it should stay that way. It just doesn't seem right to re-create something that is long gone.