What extinct species would you clone if you were a billionaire?

What species would you clone if you were a billionaire?

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other extinct animals I would clone would be

Dorcatherium (an extinct traguild that was found in Pakistan and Europe)
Harringtons mountain goat (Oreamnos harringtoni)
Osbornoceros (an extinct genus of Antilocaprid)
 
It actually was never off the table. Just not that much press coverage lately. Notwithstanding that this find might give the programme a boost.
 
I would have to say the giant moa species. Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were alive!?! I wish I could see a living moa.
 
I would love to see a Thylacine, they always fascinated me- their doglike apperance, their stripes, and how they carried their babies in pouches just like kangaroos, and how they looked like a gigantic carnivorous Numbat. I wouldn't mind seeing some other, more prehistoric species back either. Small pterodactyls might be a nice addition to the skies, species like Dimorphodon and Pteradactylus. Irish elk and auroch might also be interesting, and someone cloning back a great auk would also be quite interesting.
 
New World Stilt Legged Horse, but I see it isn't on your list. No Mastodons either, even though I would love to have them back. I'll just have to settle for mammoths instead. We can substitute Hawaiian Monk Seals if we ever want to get seals back in the Caribbean.
 
2 candidates which realy would make a change for succesfull cloning would be Schomburgk deer and Japanese sealion, don't know however if any useable DNA could be obtained ??
 
If we're talking about animals that can be released into the wild, I'd go for Caribbean monk seal cause I really really really want them around. The Texas coast isn't much for whale watching (we've got plenty of bottlenose dolphins, but it's hard to find anything else on your average tour) but some seals would make up for it a little.

For the same reason, I could also go for the Carolina parakeet.

The Steller's sea cow is tempting as well, though. I mean, a 30-foot long manatee-like creature? Plus we know so little about them, they were driven to extinction, what, 27 years after discovery? They'd make for an amazing aquarium exhibit, and if a wild population could be established, all the better. If given the opportunity, my priority would be species that have been driven to extinction by humans.

Now, if I were to go for a long-extinct species, the Irish elk. Wouldn't that be a spectacular sight? My roommate would be on board, she's a big Lord of the Rings fan and she was excited to hear that the elk the elf king rode resembled a real animal. If I want to go back even further, indricotherium. You'd need a big chunk of land to exhibit it in, but I imagine it would attract a lot of visitors.
 
wensleydale said:
New World Stilt Legged Horse, but I see it isn't on your list. No Mastodons either, even though I would love to have them back. I'll just have to settle for mammoths instead. We can substitute Hawaiian Monk Seals if we ever want to get seals back in the Caribbean.
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I've wondered about the seal thing. There have been talks of releasing tigers into areas where now-extinct subspecies once lived. But if the seal thing is possible, we're a long way off from it. Hawaiian monk seals are still highly endangered, and I can't imagine a release plan being approved in a place that isn't a healthier, safer environment.
 
I would love to clone a Caribbean Monk Seal. I live in their former range, but the brackish waterways where I live are highly polluted, due to massive algae blooms, and the ocean is filled with motor boats.
 
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