Sunday, May 25, 2008

Cloning Extinct Animals

I read on Yahoo News that they're trying to bring the Thylacine back to life.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200706/r155076_558915.jpg

I also heard that they are trying to bring back the Pyrenean Ibex...


and the Huia.
http://www.ryanphotographic.com/images/JPEGS/Heterachloa%20acutirostris%20huia%20female.jpg

I really hope they do bring them back. The first step was they put Thylacine DNA in a mouse. It will take many years. Who knows what will happen?

Should they try to bring back the dinosaurs? Saber tooth tigers? Maybe even the Do Do?

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Saving the Polar Bear


I just heard that the polar bear will be put on the Endangered Species list. I had written posts asking you to write and help save the polar bear. If you did it made a difference. It is listed as threatened. This is a very good thing. But we still have a lot to do to stop global warming and help the environment.

Global warming is melting the polar bear's habitat and hunting grounds. Being hunted is also a big problem for the polar bear. Let's hope this helps.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

I'm back...and so is the Bali Mynah, Black-footed Cat

Sorry I haven't done a posting in a while. OK, make that a long while. I've been busy visiting zoos and seeing wildlife. I'll tell you about it soon.

You know the Bali Mynah, one of the rarest birds on earth? Well, one was eaten by a wild snake at the Riverbanks Zoo one time. I was looking at animal x-rays during a zoo tour, and it said that a wild snake ate a Bali Mynah. Wow. This was simply shocking to me. But Riverbanks has done a lot to help conservation efforts of the Bali Mynah.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Bali_Mynah.jpg/322px-Bali_Mynah.jpg
Another conservation effort at Riverbanks is for the black-footed cat. A black-footed kitten was born in March. It's native to South Africa, and it is the smallest cat species in the wild.
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Riverbanks is helping endangered animals. I'll do postings more regularly this Summer. Thanks for visiting. Bye.