So, the wooly mammoth, a huge figure of this world's past and a descendant of the ice age. Now if you've ever seen the kids film ice age, then you saw the mammoth as a lonely creature, wandering the world, not a friend to rely on. Very lately, the frozen remains of a mammoth was discovered in the Northern region of Russia. The bone marrow, skin and muscle specimens found in Russia's Northern Yakutsk region were sent to Western Japan in the capable hands of scientists attempting to clone this unbelievable figure in history. The remains found are believed to be around 300,000 years old, yet the scientists plan to use elephant eggs in the cloning process of the remains preserved in "perfect condition" according to a member of the Mammoth Excavation and Exhibition Organisation Committee, Takeshi Matsuda. However the single remains found in Northern Russia only allow the scientists to clone 1 example of this mammoth, which will once again be left completely alone. Now it may just be me, but does this experiment not seem like a huge waste of resources? To clone a mammoth army, now thats the dream, to resurrect a once great (yet extinct) species, yet a single mammoth? This lonely beast will end up alone again, with no chance to restart this once great species, wandering the frozen plains of Siberia, where according the the Vladivostok news is Russia, scientists believe they can resurrect extinct animals in order to create a prehistoric safari park. Cool eh? Though can this feat be achieved, we do not know, but with the cloning of many animals, including a sheep in Scotland, maybe we'll be seeing mammoths wandering the street, well maybe not but you get the idea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3075381.stm
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