Re:Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning
by mattmaroon on Sunday February 01, 2009 @01:04PM
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I'm sure it would make the aurochs feel better to know that after we slaughtered it into extinction, we kept the domesticated version around to live in tiny pens and provide us milk and/or beef until we slaughter them too. And wolves will be happy to know their domesticated brethren are in humane shelters everywhere after we gun the last one down from a helicopter.
Re:Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning
by gravitycop on Sunday February 01, 2009 @01:34PM
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we slaughtered [the aurochs] into extinction
Humans also created a similar replacement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heck_Cattle#Controversy
Heck cattle are considered by some the most suitable cattle breed for low intensity grazing systems in certain types of nature reserves, due to their ruggedness and lack of need for human care. Heck cattle today are propagated in some places to fulfill the role of extinct megafauna in the ecosystem.
A replacement was also created for the extinct tarpan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heck_horse
Re:Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning
by mattmaroon on Sunday February 01, 2009 @02:51PM
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It's a replacement from the standpoint of humans who want meat and/or labor. From an ecological standpoint, our attempts to create replacements often fail miserably.
Re:Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning
by gravitycop on Sunday February 01, 2009 @03:07PM
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From an ecological standpoint, our attempts to create replacements often fail miserably.
Source? What is an ecological standpoint?
http://www.juliansimon.com/writings/Ultimate_Resource/TCHAR2...
We ought also consider the species of animals whose numbers are increased when the human population increases - chickens, goats, cattle, minks, dogs, cats, laboratory white mice, and canaries.