Bringing back extinct animals. What could go wrong?

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

So many birds, mammals and insects which once existed on Earth are now gone forever — extinct, kaput! This got Carl thinking, what if forever wasn't really forever? Should we try and bring some of these creatures back, especially if it was humans who caused them to become extinct in the first place?

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	Coming.
0:07.0	Settle down, I'm coming.
0:10.0	Settle down, I'm coming. I'm coming.
0:13.0	Carl, it's me, Molly from work.
0:15.0	What are you doing here?
0:17.0	I know who you are.
0:18.0	Molly Daniels from Short and Curly.
0:20.0	You have to see this video.
0:22.0	You could have just emailed me.
0:23.3	I don't know how to use email on my phone. Can I come in?
0:26.5	Okay, we'll sit down over here. Let me get you a tea. Do you anything?
0:29.3	Peppermint, Cammerile, El Grey, Jasmine, green, chili chocolate?
0:32.6	No time, Carl, look at this.
0:34.7	It's so beautiful, here, come watch this on my phone.
0:37.4	I've never seen this before.
0:39.1	Whoa, that's a Tasmanian Tiger, right?
0:41.6	The Tasmanian Tiger is now very rare, being forced out of its natural habitat by the march of civilization.
0:48.0	Looks like a super old video and it seemed black and white.
0:51.0	It's from the 1930s showing the last living Tazzy Tiger just pacing around
0:58.0	at cement enclosure.
0:59.4	This is the only one in captivity of the world.
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