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Sabertooth is a big cat that lived during the ice age. NG’s photo
And scientists who plan to revive animals that have become extinct. What kind of extinct animals will these scientists bring back to life?
It is not impossible for scientists to revive animals that have been declared extinct before.
According to the researchers, a well-preserved skull of a sabertooth cat found in southwestern Iowa may be one of the last specimens of the species to roam the earth as glaciers recede and temperatures rise.
What kind of extinct animals will these scientists bring back to life?
It is not impossible for scientists to revive animals that have been declared extinct before. What is the animal like and how?
1. Saber Tooth Cat
This animal is a big cat that lived during the ice age. The big cat is also thought to have become extinct during the “Quaternary Extinction” event.
The meaning of the animal’s name is Sword Tooth (Saber Tooth) because of its long and large teeth like a sword.
“Fossils like these can teach us a lot. They contain information about the ecology of animals and how they react to climate change, as well as the emergence of new predators and competitors, such as humans,” explains David Easterla, an emeritus professor of biology at Northwest Missouri State University.
With his teeth he could kill and prey on large animals such as mammoths (ancient elephants) and ancient rhinos.
Even though it is dangerous, in fact scientists want to revive the animal by using cloning techniques, which is assisted by the Saber Tooth skull skeleton in the La Brea Tar Pits museum, Los Angeles, America.
2. Hairy Rhinoceros
Just like Saber Tooth, the animal’s life span was during the ice age and the “Quaternary Extinction” event that made it extinct.
The large mammal has also been under scrutiny by scientists for revival, since a baby woolly rhino frozen in Siberian ice in 2015 was discovered.
Even unique, a businessman who found him on a hunting trip, found the baby rhino in almost intact condition in the ice, considering that the baby has passed through various eras for around 12,000 years!
Even so, cloning the woolly rhinoceros is still very difficult. Nature World News writer Brian Stillard says many scientists believe the “key” is to cloning prehistoric animals using full copies of DNA.
Also, find close relatives or successors of the appropriate species. However, the closest relative of the woolly rhinoceros is the Sumatran rhino, which is now endangered!
(wbs)