What do you think will happen if for some reason humans were able to bring the recently (about 500 years or so) extinct animals back to life? Do you think that they sould do it? Why or why not.
2007-02-01 15:09:16 · 6 answers · asked by Becca 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
What do you think will happen if for some reason humans were able to bring the recently (about 500 years or so) extinct animals back to life? Do you think that they sould do it? Why or why not. Keyword RECENT, im not talking about dinosaurs
2007-02-01 15:41:04 · update #1
They would probably be alright...I assume you mean animals such as the Tasmanian Tiger, dodo, passenger pigeon and the like? Those three were hunted to extinction and would probably survive well if their habitats remain intact...even then, they could be raised in captivity very well. I don't view it as a bad thing to bring back animals that humans have killed on purpose...it would be kind of like fixing a mistake, as long as we didn't get carried away.
2007-02-01 16:16:36 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then those poor turtles in the Galapagos Islands will be so happy to reproduce and have sex again!
Of course not just turtles but others, too. I do not see any problem if these animals are made to come back, by new technology, because it will just add diversity to the living fauna.
It would be interesting how the extinct animals will continue to flourish or possibly flounder without humans hunting them down. It would be intriguing how the "survival of the fittest' plays out.
Even more interesting if the same animals will become extinct on their own again.
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2007-02-02 00:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Aldo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that they if they could, perhaps they should do it, provided that they did their homework. In other words, what would the implications be if someone brought back an extinct animal only to find out that while it is still fodder for some other species, it may have the capability to destroy an ecosystem by preying on new species and decimating their numbers.
The ecosystem itself seems to be a careful balance. It does seem to adapt when other environments introduce alien species, but then again, those environments change over time. (Sometimes to its detriment.) Consider imported plants and smaller animal species meant to cure one ailment only to cause another.
Unless one knows everything about the extinct species they are going to re-create, as well as everything about the various ecosystems, it would probably be difficult to find a place to allow the animal to live without upsetting some balance.
It would probably be ok if you had some remote island with the right ecosystem for that animal and ensured it could not escape in any way, shape or form.
2007-02-01 23:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by JFalcon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they would die off again. the planets ecosystem has drastically changed since then. some of the same plants aren't available, the climate and temperature has changed. and half the reason they died out to begin with is that they couldn't adjust to the environmental changes. but if we kept them in a special box and fed them special food they would survive and we would be spending a lot of money to keep something alive that has no business being alive.
2007-02-01 23:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by David M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they would die all over again ,their food is also extinct and the climatic conditions
and most of the nature that they used to roam in ,is gone
but 500 years is nothing although the habitats are still gone for the majority
2007-02-01 23:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well : it's been "1Billion Earth Years" since they has banished
as "Scientist, and other team members trying to solve each one
missing links ever discovered by " Geologist " but we'd study
those "Animal Fossels " and where are now in "Musems"
see http://www.prehistoric.animalfossels.com
2007-02-01 23:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋