How This Extinct Animal Was Brought Back to Life

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Why does the channel have a new name?

As you may have noticed, the channel has changed its name from "Society of Geeks" to "neo".
And to make this clear: It's not about a change of ownership, it's just taste.
When I launched the channel almost 3 years ago, I would have never thought the videos would get the attention they now have. The initial scope of the types of topics were very limited but now has expanded. The channel was thought to deal primarily with analysing films but now they have become more political. And the name should have the flexibility to fit for both aspects, as well as for any genres in the future that I can’t even think of right now.
And with this new name, it feels right to approach the next goals and really develope the channel into something exciting.
Thanks for your understanding.

Video Description:
Have you ever heard about Quaggas?
As their distribution in southern Africa was very limited and they were easy to find and kill, it became vulnerable to extinction ever since dutch colonists settled in south Africa, who started hunting them for their meat or for their skin.
In 1883, the last know Quagga died in the Zoo of Amsterdam and it was believed to have joined the many species, with no chance of ever returning. But now, more than a century later, the Quagga is back

[wholelottalight]

There is an important part of DNA cloning you didn't mention and which was not known by the researchers who cloned the first sheep: Methylation. The methylation pattern is incredibly important in having viable clones. That is something not carried over in a standard PCR reaction unfortunately. This means that while the DNA in those zoos may be helpful in recreating life; they may or may not contain the useful information we need to properly clone a viable species. Still, I have hope for the future. We will eventually figure it all out. Biology is still a relatively young field of science. :)

[amoros]

I was surprised at first when I got a notification for a video by “neo”, but I like the change. Keep up the good work

[iraqimapper]

I forgot I was a subscriber to this channel

[hailgiratinathetruegod]

Dolly wasnt the first cloned animsl, but the first cloned mamal. Fish amphibians and birds were allready cloned before here.

[merentori]

Man, I remember learning about Quagga in a book of weird animals and telling my fourth grade classmates about it, those were good times

[franciscomendezlacomba]

I don’t understand people who are against de-extinction, weren’t these animals while alive important parts of their ecosystem, bringing them back can help restore the environment and fill out the niches they left behind

[virferind]

I am very positive about the whole concept of de-extinction, would love to see the extinct animals being given a new lease on life! Dodo, passenger pigeon, Tasmanian tiger, saber toothed tiger, stellar's sea cow, mammoth, great auk....

[usualavantgasp]

never expect a film analysis channel to capture these things too! kudos to you man we're here forever support u!

[Juan-ziqs]

We can all agree with the message at the end of the video but imagine seeing an animal crossing warning sign on the side of the road that has a picture of a woolly mammoth with a woolly mammoth grazing beside it

[camjnz]

Your videos get more beautifully edited every time. Please keep making more, I love your videos.

[XERGRAVITY]

I had no clue when "Neo" popped into my sub feed. But then I noticed that it's one of my favourite channels!

[rixku]

I'm waiting for the passenger pigeon.

[hunterthekitsune]

There was that one bird that re-evolved itself after going extinct. Pretty cool.

[aquual]

You make great videos man I wish you did more you have so much potential!

[bubbykins]

Actually, de-extinction is impossible due to the simple fact that the genetics will be far too different. Saying that mammoths can be revived using the Asian elephant is like calling the grolar bear a cave bear. The same would happen with the mammoth. Instead of actually getting a mammoth, you'd get a "mammophant" because hybridization exists.

[sunnowo]

I’ve never heard formal owo-speak before

[alexanderchristopher]

The question is, is it worth it?
We can’t really learn their normal behavior. Some information are stored in their DNA, but it’s not enough to develop one species’ entire behavior. The only way any of these resurrected species to survive is due to them learning in captivity or through other similar animals that would “adopt” them. All of these are no guarantees for us to learn what their behaviors are.

[ayrtonpavot]

The question is not about getting back animals that were extinct, even if it's a really good thing ( and even if I found this subject really interesting as well as the video), it's all about stoping or decelerating the current extinction by limitating oure impact on the environment.

[leaschmitt]

I want dodos brought back in mass. Imagine having backyard dodos instead of chickens 😃

[mwiese]

the "gg" in quagga is pronounced like a flem sound. Like the "ch" in Bach. It's the sound you make when you've got popcorn stuck in your throat.