Wooly Mammoths May Be Back From Extinction, Study Says; "Mammophant" Soon To Roam The Earth

The wooly mammoths have been extinct for several years now. Scientists are working on an experiment in getting back this species on the face of the Earth.

According to a report, the wooly mammoth has gone extinct for about 4,000 years ago. There are researchers right now that are working on the "de-extinction" for the animal. Professor George Church leads the study in getting the species back on Earth.

Church shared that the aim of the Harvard-based team is to produce a hybrid elephant-mammoth embryo. The embryo would be an elephant like species with the characteristics of the mammoth. He added that this project could happen in a couple of years.

A report indicated that this project can bring back the wooly mammoth from roaming the Earth soon. The goal of the research is to nurture the embryo in an artificial womb. The project has started in 2015 and since then has undergone several edits.

Bringing back the wooly mammoth on Earth, there are a lot of things that can benefit from the study. Mammoths can actually help in keeping the tundra from thawing. These animals can knock off snow in order to bring in more cold air into the atmosphere. The wooly mammoths also can knock down trees during the summer to allow grass to grow.

Meanwhile, the experimental animal will then be called the "mammophant." Church noted that the mammophant embryo will be developed in the laboratory at first. This is to help prevent from endangering Asian elephants.

 This experiment may almost be realized but it will take several years before the mammophant can be released to the wild. These animals may help in the global warming since they are useful especially during the wintertime and in the Arctic.

The team is already ding the experiment and is looking forward on the realization for the woolly mammoth to be back.