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‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.
After the direwolf: Colossal Biosciences now also wants to "revive" Moas
A US company wants to revive extinct animal species. Following an impetus from film director Peter Jackson, it is also ...
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Scientists 'bring back' dire wolves after 10,000 years and pay tribute to Game of Thrones
Scientists claim to have brought the dire wolf species back from extinction after more than 10,000 years. “De-extinction” company Colossal Biosciences has announced that it has successfully created ...
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Dire Wolf Done, New Zealand Giant Moa De-Extinction Unlikely
The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui ( giant moa ) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with ...
First They Brought Back Dire Wolves. Next Up Is the World’s Tallest Bird
Colossal Biosciences, the startup that brought back the dire wolf, is now focusing on New Zealand's giant moa.
His precious: “Lord of the Rings ”director Peter Jackson on mission to bring back extinct bird
The director explained that "every New Zealand schoolchild has a fascination with the moa," a flightless bird similar to an ...
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‘Dire Wolves’ get bigger.
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Dire Wolf's Return Could Be Followed by Moa's Revival—A 12-Ft. Flightless Bird Extinct for 600 Years
The dire wolf is once again stirring public fascination, this time on TikTok, after photos of three restored pups — Romulus, Remus and their sister Khaleesi — went viral. The canines have not only ...