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Colossal's plans to "de-extinct" the giant moa are still impossible
After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to ...
First the dire wolf, now NZ's giant moa: Why real 'de-extinction' is unlikely to fly
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN2d
Colossal plans to resurrect New Zealand’s giant flightless birds from extinction
Colossal Biosciences, known for its de-extinction efforts with woolly mammoths and dodos, is now targeting the restoration of ...
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Scientists Are Planning a Jurassic World-Style Rebirth for the Extinct Giant Moa
Unlike other large flightless birds which still retain vestigial wings, moa were completely wingless. They took about 10 ...
Greek Reporter1d
De-extinction Company Claims It Will Bring Back Giant Ice Age Moa Bird
A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...
Rolling Stone4d
Extinct Bird, New Zealand's Moa, to Be Brought Back - Rolling Stone
They have recently been searching for moa fossils in New Zealand caves, and they’ve already managed to extract around two dozen samples from Jackson’s personal collection of more than 300 moa ...
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A Colossal Moa: One Of The Biggest Birds Ever To Walk The Earth Becomes 5th "De-Extinction" Species
Humans once lived among enormous, wingless birds in New Zealand, but within a few hundred years of our species arrival, they ...