Comments on: The Modern Mammoth http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Urmi M http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-67041 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:11:55 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-67041 Wow, this article had some Great Facts and was really interesting! The thing is I would have to agree with Cassie and Caitlin on this one. If you bring back an extinct animal that hasn't lived here for such a long period of time it wouldn't adapt to the surrounding and our world has changed so much since the mammoth was alive. Another thing is why would we want to clone animals now if we haven’t tried to do so in the past? I think that this dramatic change would affect many things. People would have a bad time adapting to it. I agree with Caitlin, people wouldn't know how to react when a mammoth escapes from a zoo. I think they would be terrified and this could hurt many people now and the years to come. What Cassie said really made me think, if we clone something from the past would it be a new species or not? I leaned some new facts on mammoths, if you want to check it out here’s the website: http://robby.nstemp.com/custom3.html Wow, this article had some Great Facts and was really interesting! The thing is I would have to agree with Cassie and Caitlin on this one. If you bring back an extinct animal that hasn’t lived here for such a long period of time it wouldn’t adapt to the surrounding and our world has changed so much since the mammoth was alive. Another thing is why would we want to clone animals now if we haven’t tried to do so in the past? I think that this dramatic change would affect many things. People would have a bad time adapting to it. I agree with Caitlin, people wouldn’t know how to react when a mammoth escapes from a zoo. I think they would be terrified and this could hurt many people now and the years to come. What Cassie said really made me think, if we clone something from the past would it be a new species or not? I leaned some new facts on mammoths, if you want to check it out here’s the website:
http://robby.nstemp.com/custom3.html

]]> by: Chris http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-64598 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:29:08 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-64598 This is very cool! I've wondered if it could be possible to recreate an extinct animal after seeing Jurassic Park, and it seems that it might be able to be done. Scientists have already cloned a sheep, so this might not be an impossible task. Even though this would be cool, I think I might be against this. The mammoths probably went extinct for a reason and even if they did make one, it still would probably be only part mammoth if they use an elephant egg in substitution for a mammoth egg. Also, this would probably be dangerous. A prehistoric creature in modern day wouldn't really do very well. But it would be a good oppertunity for research. Info on mammoth cloning: http://www.livescience.com/animals/051219_mammoth_dna.html This is very cool! I’ve wondered if it could be possible to recreate an extinct animal after seeing Jurassic Park, and it seems that it might be able to be done. Scientists have already cloned a sheep, so this might not be an impossible task. Even though this would be cool, I think I might be against this. The mammoths probably went extinct for a reason and even if they did make one, it still would probably be only part mammoth if they use an elephant egg in substitution for a mammoth egg. Also, this would probably be dangerous. A prehistoric creature in modern day wouldn’t really do very well. But it would be a good oppertunity for research.

Info on mammoth cloning: http://www.livescience.com/animals/051219_mammoth_dna.html

]]> by: Caitlin http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-64398 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:53:19 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-64398 I agree with Cassie on this subject. Since the mammoth became extinct about 10,000 years ago, it would be a huge scientific breakthrough. This is because we have not been able to clone a species that has been extinct for such a long time. Then again, it might be a bad idea to clone them. There is a large chance it would not adapt well to our environment; we have changed the world considerably since the time they lived. They lived in extremely cold areas like Siberia and Alaska, so global warming would affect them drastically. They may just be in more danger being alive today. Also, people in general might not adapt well to mammoths existing again. People would not be prepared to handle the consequences if a mammoth escaped from a zoo or what to do if one came across them in the wild. For more information, visit http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa032400a.htm or http://science.jrank.org/pages/7416/Woolly-Mammoth.html I agree with Cassie on this subject. Since the mammoth became extinct about 10,000 years ago, it would be a huge scientific breakthrough. This is because we have not been able to clone a species that has been extinct for such a long time. Then again, it might be a bad idea to clone them. There is a large chance it would not adapt well to our environment; we have changed the world considerably since the time they lived. They lived in extremely cold areas like Siberia and Alaska, so global warming would affect them drastically. They may just be in more danger being alive today. Also, people in general might not adapt well to mammoths existing again. People would not be prepared to handle the consequences if a mammoth escaped from a zoo or what to do if one came across them in the wild. For more information, visit http://explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa032400a.htm or http://science.jrank.org/pages/7416/Woolly-Mammoth.html

]]> by: Cassie http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-62516 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:47:17 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-62516 I'm not sure if I am against cloning or not. On one hand, it would be so interesting and such an oppotunity for scientists to study the animals that had died away so long ago and really know what the world was like then. If the mammoth was cloned, it wouldn't be born into the same world, so it is possible that is would not really adapt well to this enviroment. It is more likely that the mammoth will adapt just fine, since it never really lived in the past. I don't know if scientists could even make a clone. Would it be a clone or a new introduced species? I don't see the real point in creating a whole new species based on the mammoth that's not really a mammoth. I’m not sure if I am against cloning or not. On one hand, it would be so interesting and such an oppotunity for scientists to study the animals that had died away so long ago and really know what the world was like then. If the mammoth was cloned, it wouldn’t be born into the same world, so it is possible that is would not really adapt well to this enviroment. It is more likely that the mammoth will adapt just fine, since it never really lived in the past. I don’t know if scientists could even make a clone. Would it be a clone or a new introduced species? I don’t see the real point in creating a whole new species based on the mammoth that’s not really a mammoth.

]]> by: Ethan Siegel http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-40308 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:40:21 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-40308 Connor, Thanks for writing about this, and thanks for noticing my site, too! Yes, it's definitely an intriguing idea, both from the perspective of whether it's biologically possible and also from an ethical perspective. The behavioral and ethical issues are not as bad as some of your commenters are worried about from what I understand; however, the mammoth hasn't been extinct for that long. As far as we can tell, humans played a role in their extinction just 3,700 years ago. So it wouldn't be like bringing back a tyrannosaurus, it would be like bringing back the Dodo. It would be a wonderful thing to bring it back, study it, and learn about it. At this point, we don't even know whether it's the same species as an elephant (i.e., whether they can mate) or not! Remember, cloning isn't the same thing as resurrection, it's making a whole new one from scratch, and when it comes out, it's a baby! Keep on thinking about these interesting topics! Ethan Connor,

Thanks for writing about this, and thanks for noticing my site, too! Yes, it’s definitely an intriguing idea, both from the perspective of whether it’s biologically possible and also from an ethical perspective.

The behavioral and ethical issues are not as bad as some of your commenters are worried about from what I understand; however, the mammoth hasn’t been extinct for that long. As far as we can tell, humans played a role in their extinction just 3,700 years ago. So it wouldn’t be like bringing back a tyrannosaurus, it would be like bringing back the Dodo.

It would be a wonderful thing to bring it back, study it, and learn about it. At this point, we don’t even know whether it’s the same species as an elephant (i.e., whether they can mate) or not! Remember, cloning isn’t the same thing as resurrection, it’s making a whole new one from scratch, and when it comes out, it’s a baby!

Keep on thinking about these interesting topics!

Ethan

]]> by: Lauren http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-36030 Sat, 17 May 2008 04:43:29 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-36030 I agree with you Jennifer M, I dont think that it would be a good idea to clone animals, especially if they have already gone extinct. Looking at it from a religious point of view, I dont think that God would want to have someone alter something that had already gone it's way. If you look at the Christian bible in all of the rightful healings, or things being brought back from the dead, is either Jesus' doing or the doing of someone who was told to do so by Jesus or God. If a person created a miracle out of falacy then the person was repremanded or chastised. I would love to see a Wooly mammoth in a zoo, sure, but it may be a safety hazard due to the fact that they Wooly Mammoth was a wild animal who was not tame or trained, so if you were to bring a Wooly Mammoth back from the dead and clone it, it would still have the same natural instincts, which is most likely to get out of a situation, and if you were the one that was trapped in an enclosed area, with no way out, wouldn't you want to at least try to fight your way out? I agree with you Jennifer M, I dont think that it would be a good idea to clone animals, especially if they have already gone extinct. Looking at it from a religious point of view, I dont think that God would want to have someone alter something that had already gone it’s way. If you look at the Christian bible in all of the rightful healings, or things being brought back from the dead, is either Jesus’ doing or the doing of someone who was told to do so by Jesus or God. If a person created a miracle out of falacy then the person was repremanded or chastised. I would love to see a Wooly mammoth in a zoo, sure, but it may be a safety hazard due to the fact that they Wooly Mammoth was a wild animal who was not tame or trained, so if you were to bring a Wooly Mammoth back from the dead and clone it, it would still have the same natural instincts, which is most likely to get out of a situation, and if you were the one that was trapped in an enclosed area, with no way out, wouldn’t you want to at least try to fight your way out?

]]> by: morgan http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-36000 Sat, 17 May 2008 02:37:07 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-36000 Great post Connor!!!! Liker several others I could not believe this is happening!! From my stand point I disagree with all of it in a religous and scientific way. Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies and everyone knows that the "idea" of one man created destruction for others. It is like he is playing God and there is a reason why we are not filled witall of God's powers. Eventually something will go wrong. It would be cool to see bones of one in a musem but I would never allow a child to go near a mammoth in a zoo or at a house. I mean even though they are herbavors they still can be dangerous. I believe like dinosours they are extinct and always will be. But, i do think it is cool to research and find out about them the old fashion way. The coolest facts or on this website http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mastodon.html so check it out. Great post Connor!!!! Liker several others I could not believe this is happening!! From my stand point I disagree with all of it in a religous and scientific way. Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies and everyone knows that the “idea” of one man created destruction for others. It is like he is playing God and there is a reason why we are not filled witall of God’s powers. Eventually something will go wrong. It would be cool to see bones of one in a musem but I would never allow a child to go near a mammoth in a zoo or at a house. I mean even though they are herbavors they still can be dangerous. I believe like dinosours they are extinct and always will be. But, i do think it is cool to research and find out about them the old fashion way. The coolest facts or on this website http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/fg_mastodon.html so check it out.

]]> by: stephen d http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35978 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:55 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35978 This topic is really neat. To answer your questions I have to say that it would be really cool to see a woolly mammoth in the zoo but I really do think that it would be too dangerous and I don't know how they would be able to find suitable conditions for it to live and survive. Also I really would not like a woolly mammoth as a pet because it would be too big and too much work but I wouldn't mind my friend having one. :) Really I do believe that it would not be right to bring a species that has been extinct back to live again. Nature has intended it to die and natural selection has probably had a big role in this. So I believe we should not bring a species back into our ecosystem also because it would make the whole earth unbalanced. Great Post This topic is really neat. To answer your questions I have to say that it would be really cool to see a woolly mammoth in the zoo but I really do think that it would be too dangerous and I don’t know how they would be able to find suitable conditions for it to live and survive. Also I really would not like a woolly mammoth as a pet because it would be too big and too much work but I wouldn’t mind my friend having one. :) Really I do believe that it would not be right to bring a species that has been extinct back to live again. Nature has intended it to die and natural selection has probably had a big role in this. So I believe we should not bring a species back into our ecosystem also because it would make the whole earth unbalanced. Great Post

]]> by: Matt http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35706 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:44:57 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35706 Great research and wonderful post Connor! Ever since I saw the movie Jurassic Park I have wondered if it could be possible to create extinct animals. The answer is yes! This is a great advance in science that could open the door to a whole new world of discoveries. Mammoths in a zoo would be great. Not only would it attract a great amount of people but it would allow people to learn about the past. You must take into consideration something very important and that is habitat. Even if scientist can recreate the animal can the recreate a habitat that would allow for the mammoths to survive and successfully reproduce? Would you control breeding like in Jurassic park where there were only females. If you do not control breeding and you create both genders that can mate with each other than you would be in a way recreating an entire population. This is where you get into an ethics debate on whether it is right or not. Is it "playing God"? I would agree that there is no ethical reason why it is wrong. I accept that God created everything. I also accept that God created humans as the superior power on the earth and gave us our ability to think and reason. We must use that. The mammoths and many other prehistoric animals went extinct for a reason. We must use our knowledge to find out answers to why they went extinct. If we have been given the ability to restart an entire species than we should use it. Jake as you said they disappeared for a reason and one day we will find out. Well what if that day is today, What if cloning is the answer to many of our questions on the natural world? Great research and wonderful post Connor! Ever since I saw the movie Jurassic Park I have wondered if it could be possible to create extinct animals. The answer is yes! This is a great advance in science that could open the door to a whole new world of discoveries. Mammoths in a zoo would be great. Not only would it attract a great amount of people but it would allow people to learn about the past. You must take into consideration something very important and that is habitat. Even if scientist can recreate the animal can the recreate a habitat that would allow for the mammoths to survive and successfully reproduce? Would you control breeding like in Jurassic park where there were only females. If you do not control breeding and you create both genders that can mate with each other than you would be in a way recreating an entire population. This is where you get into an ethics debate on whether it is right or not. Is it “playing God”? I would agree that there is no ethical reason why it is wrong. I accept that God created everything. I also accept that God created humans as the superior power on the earth and gave us our ability to think and reason. We must use that. The mammoths and many other prehistoric animals went extinct for a reason. We must use our knowledge to find out answers to why they went extinct. If we have been given the ability to restart an entire species than we should use it. Jake as you said they disappeared for a reason and one day we will find out. Well what if that day is today, What if cloning is the answer to many of our questions on the natural world?

]]> by: michael http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35700 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:08:43 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35700 This is an extremely interesting post, Connor. However, I feel cloning a Wooly Mammoth can be incredibly dangerous. In biology we talk about the effects introduced species have on a popultion. A mammoth could compete with an animal already in a certain niche and it could drive it to extinction. Somthing like this could set off an extinction of modern animals. Cloning a mammoth could bring about many bad results though it could benifit scientists understanding of the animal. This post really helps you to think about hard questions like these. Great post. This is an extremely interesting post, Connor. However, I feel cloning a Wooly Mammoth can be incredibly dangerous. In biology we talk about the effects introduced species have on a popultion. A mammoth could compete with an animal already in a certain niche and it could drive it to extinction. Somthing like this could set off an extinction of modern animals. Cloning a mammoth could bring about many bad results though it could benifit scientists understanding of the animal. This post really helps you to think about hard questions like these. Great post.

]]> by: Brantley http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35696 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:58 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35696 This is very interesting, but i must say i agree with Jake. Mammoths died off for a reason, and it would throw life off balance if we broght it back. What other species would have to compete with them if they were brought back? Though it would be truly remarkable to be able to see a living wooly mammoth and be able to study it, it wouldn't be right from a religious standpoint. This is very interesting, but i must say i agree with Jake. Mammoths died off for a reason, and it would throw life off balance if we broght it back. What other species would have to compete with them if they were brought back? Though it would be truly remarkable to be able to see a living wooly mammoth and be able to study it, it wouldn’t be right from a religious standpoint.

]]> by: Meredith http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35690 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:39:02 +0000 http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/2008/05/13/the-modern-mammoth/#comment-35690 It's really cool to hear about what some scientists are coming up with now! They have advanced in so many different things. This is a really cool post! I've heard of wooly mammoths in Jurassic Park and during the ice age in history, but I never thought that this would be able to happen! I think it would be awsome to have wooly mammoths in the zoo. It would have to be securely in a cage because it could be potentially dangerous. As cool as it would be to have one as a pet, I don't think I would like that. I think it's okay to clone animals to a certain extent. good job connor (: heres a good website i found with facts about wooly mammoths! http://www.prin.edu/mammoth/mammothfacts.htm It’s really cool to hear about what some scientists are coming up with now! They have advanced in so many different things. This is a really cool post! I’ve heard of wooly mammoths in Jurassic Park and during the ice age in history, but I never thought that this would be able to happen! I think it would be awsome to have wooly mammoths in the zoo. It would have to be securely in a cage because it could be potentially dangerous. As cool as it would be to have one as a pet, I don’t think I would like that. I think it’s okay to clone animals to a certain extent. good job connor (:

heres a good website i found with facts about wooly mammoths!
http://www.prin.edu/mammoth/mammothfacts.htm

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