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The Mammoth Cometh
The New York Times ^ | 27 Feb 2014 | NATHANIEL RICH

Posted on 02/27/2014 11:44:06 AM PST by Theoria

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1 posted on 02/27/2014 11:44:06 AM PST by Theoria
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To: Theoria

Bring back a species whose habitat has disappeared and would not be able to survive anyplace on the planet.

Now THAT’S a worthwhile endeavor.


2 posted on 02/27/2014 11:46:57 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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“...The first time Ben Novak saw a passenger pigeon, he fell to his knees and remained in that position, speechless, for 20 minutes. He was 16. At 13, Novak vowed to devote his life to resurrecting extinct animals. At 14, he saw a photograph of a passenger pigeon in an Audubon Society book and “fell in love.”..

Most boys that age are chasing girls...

This one’s chasing pigeons.

Um...yeah..ok...


3 posted on 02/27/2014 11:49:34 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Theoria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOQIo42oc0


4 posted on 02/27/2014 11:50:07 AM PST by DManA
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I hope so! Other wise our fight to bring back Conservatives will be wasted.
5 posted on 02/27/2014 11:50:25 AM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Theoria

> Note. Not a michelle thread.

Wouldn’t such a thread have “Sasquatch”, “Wookie”, or “Gorilla” in the title?

Memorable and applicable lines from Redd Foxx:

“Why’n’choo go stick yo’ face in some dough an’ make gorilla cookies?!”

... or ...

“Why’n’choo go sleep on a rubber pillow and erase yo’ face?!”


6 posted on 02/27/2014 11:50:31 AM PST by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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> Note. Not a michelle thread.

LOL I needed a good chuckle.


7 posted on 02/27/2014 11:51:16 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yeah but they are woolly!

We’ll need woolly animals if it gets much colder due to Global Warming.

Plus, this will justify massive land graps to protect an endangered species that is no longer really endangered because we can bring it back at any time.

/Sarcasm mode on hyperbole


8 posted on 02/27/2014 11:51:32 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Theoria

MMMMmmmmmmmm!!!

Mammoth burgers!


9 posted on 02/27/2014 11:51:40 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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Hmm...I could use a guard mammoth. BTT


10 posted on 02/27/2014 11:51:41 AM PST by Billthedrill
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Bring back a species whose habitat has disappeared and would not be able to survive anyplace on the planet

Yep. There's a reason why species go extinct. It's been happening for 100's of millions of years, and will continue on so long as the planet is habitable.

And, to those who say "Man caused (XXXX) to go extinct!!!!", remember that man is a species, too. It's no different than if the passenger pigeons were all eaten by saber-toothed tigers.

just my $0.02.

11 posted on 02/27/2014 11:52:56 AM PST by wbill
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DEAD pigeons.


12 posted on 02/27/2014 11:53:11 AM PST by DManA
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Usually, the stories that I see on FR are about crazy women and their irrational love for chickens.

Guess this is a man bites dog (or man loves pigeon) story.

13 posted on 02/27/2014 11:54:07 AM PST by wbill
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We’ll need woolly animals if it gets much colder due to Global Warming.

Yeah, I thought of that. I'd let mine inside on the cold days. Train it to use a litter box. A big litter box.

14 posted on 02/27/2014 11:54:32 AM PST by Billthedrill
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MMMMmmmmmmmm!!! Mammoth burgers!

Just wait until you get some ribs.


15 posted on 02/27/2014 11:58:19 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Republican amnesty supporters don't care whether their own homes are called mansions or haciendas.)
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Seattle is digging a tunnel under the waterfront. They found a 50,000 year old mammoth tusk which they sent to the University of Wash. Maybe our friend can restore it back to life. Who know what more prehistoric animals live down under the waterfront. The UW could have real zoo with our friends help.


16 posted on 02/27/2014 11:58:20 AM PST by Vinylly
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To: Theoria

Lets bring back giants, Chimeras, and all those forbidden beasts.


17 posted on 02/27/2014 12:00:04 PM PST by mountainlion
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To: mountainlion
Transhumanism is a dream to many.
18 posted on 02/27/2014 12:02:08 PM PST by Theoria (End Socialism : No more GOP and Dem candidates)
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To: wbill

Chickens, pigeons... eh.. Love is a fowl thing, sometimes...


19 posted on 02/27/2014 12:05:39 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Billthedrill
Yeah, I thought of that. I'd let mine inside on the cold days. Train it to use a litter box. A big litter box.

John Deere probably makes scoop that you can use to clean that litter box.

20 posted on 02/27/2014 12:07:36 PM PST by DannyTN
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