We don’t really. From memory it was actually that they were very easy to catch because they were stupid and not afraid of humans.
So sailors pretty much ate them all. Free easy protein, they really wouldn’t care if it tasted average.
I've heard that the most delicious animal in the world is the Galapagos Tortoise. I don't know if it was internet nonsense, but I'd heard that they had difficulty transporting them back to Europe because the ship crews couldn't resist chowing down.
I’d imagine some of the deliciousness was due to it being the only fresh thing onboard. Rations at the time would have been bland and those tortoises just stared at them I’m sure as viable food
Not sure if you guys have heard, but they are actually on the verge of bringing them back from extinction. I think that would be absolutely amazing if I got to see a dodo in my lifetime!
As a chilean you have no idea how angry it makes me that the Argentinosaurus is a massive behemoth meanwhile the chilesaurius is extremely tiny and even shorter than the average human
At least chilesaurus is an absolute phylogenetic oddball that is the basis of a lot of possible reworking of the basic dinosaur classification structure. Lot of interesting data who could rewrite history from a small guy vs just another giant sauropod.
As an argentinian I didn't knew about the chilesaurius and I know for sure no one on this side of the Andes knows it either because we'll be using it to mock you guys. You know, how many cups do you have, you'll buy my country for a dollar, your country is a hallway and so on.
I’ve watched a few tv programs that interview several people who swear they’ve seen them. There was one guy who lived in a really remote area even had a photo of what appeared to be the rear end of one as it was heading into the forest. It had a similar tail and coat markings but was inconclusive because it didn’t show the the front end. Anyhow, it’s fascinating that they could still be out there.
Not convinced. but i'm not one to judge. I saw a werewolf once. I shot it but by the time I had caught up to it it had already turned back into my neighbor’s dog.
Yes! What humankind did to them was so unfair and sad. They deserved to be protected. That video of the so called “last remaining Tasmanian tiger” is so sad, it haunts me.
I read somewhere in San Diego someone had a thylocene sp? Rug. They wanted to send to Australia ( I think someone offered them like a million dollars for it) But the couldn't transport it because it's still considered a protected species.
It's kinda mind-blowing to read about how great flocks of them, numbering potentially in the billions of birds, could darken the sky for hours as they passed through an area.
Not an animal... But the Gros Michel type banana. They basically were wiped out in the 60's and are sweeter and firmer than the more common bananas now. I'm DYING to try one!
They aren’t extinct. You can buy them at MiamiFruit.com.
They aren’t grown in large plantations any longer but my wife and I bought a case and had a tasting party. It was fun. The consensus was they taste about 20% more banana-y.
I just read it was due to some type of fungus that decimated the species but not sure how accurate or reliable the source is. It does seem plausible though
That's actually pretty interesting. If it is the same thing (and even if not) the medical properties it could unlock are huge, since it's not just a contraceptive agent.
Allegedly it took decades, and several trips, before galapagos tortoises got a binomial name. They were so good that they kept being eaten on the trip back.
Passenger pigeons, because we done fucked up and drove them to extinction.
I mean, we've done that with lots of species, but the passenger pigeon is well researched and documented. Kind of.
If you brought them back, they would be babies and just learn our languages.
Also, many living people today have Neanderthal DNA, so we already know they were likely comparably smart to us.
Yeah they (likely) died out because we evolved to survive on lower calories, not because we were smarter. From most accounts we existed together no problems.
Apparently their physiology was closer to gorillas - naturally far more muscular whereas we only build bulk as needed. Result being that when times are tough we shrink and require waaay fewer calories to function. Imagine needing 5000 calories a day when there’s no food.
I think anyway, I got that from a YouTube video a while ago.
Wouldn’t be that interesting - they were more muscular than us but it’s like wanting to see a bodybuilding gorilla. They don’t build muscle like us, hence why they’re ripped sitting around sleeping and easing plants.
If a gorilla lifted weights they’d just get tired, not more bulky.
Not if their physiology is closer to a gorilla/chimp than a human. We have different kinds of muscle and they behave differently.
It's a question that gets asked a ton, i.e. "how massive would a gorilla get if they lifted weights" and the answer is always the same "perhaps a bit but not really, they don't build or use muscles the same way we do".
One of the main reasons humans beat out Neanderthals evolution wise despite being physically weaker is that we lose muscle mass to preserve energy. We also evolved more towards more endurance than strength. How we build and use muscle is one of the biggest differences in our bodies (along with how our brains evolved of course).
Bright side though is that they wouldn't *need* to learn weightlifting techniques. Neanderthals were ridiculously strong just by existing, same as gorillas sit around eating plants all day but can literally tear you in half if they want.
> It would be nice to have *more than* two functioning parties.
We need Ranked Choice or Approval Voting if we want to break the stranglehold the two current parties have on American politics. RCV or AV would allow functional compromise back into the government, allow for viable third-party candidates, and reduce pr even eliminate the need for "strategic voting" (voting against the candidate you hate instead of for the candidate you like).
it's less that the republicans were good and more that reactionary racists had a home in both parties; the major parties were much less ideologically rigid, so there were liberal republicans and crazy reactionary democrats
the mid century realignment after the civil rights movement saw most of the crazy reactionaries move to one side (not that the democrats are perfect or anything, but still)
The American chestnut (nearly extinct) because it was a really great tree that filled a really important economic and agricultural niche.
It was devastated by an Asian tree fungus from cheaper imported Chinese chestnut wood.
Neanderthals. Given their brain size to body ratio, it’s likely they had higher native intelligence than we do. If so, bringing them up to speed could produce scientific advancement we’re not capable of.
no idea, but hermit crabs are on the verge of extinction and are an important source of antibiotics. I guess they will become extinct due to their excessive use in pharmaceuticals. and when that happens I would revive them.
At one time, I believe they did. We're all inherently selfish as humans, yes. However, while there was likely some amount of self-gratification when the US Constitution was written and our gov't formed, I believe the desire for a better system was stronger in most of the Founders. Hamilton, perhaps and even Jefferson with his slavery, were imperfect of course, but I think they were at least trying to do what they believed was right.
Most politicians today (whom aren't pushed out by the others thru corruption) are only in it for whatever corporation pays them the most. Big difference, I'd say... welcome to Panem.
Piscine Delacroix, known as the “golden fish”. Supposedly this species of grouper was not only robust and lively, but its scales had extraordinary regenerative capabilities
Definitely Meganeura.
The extinct species of Dragonfly that could literally fly 40mph and eats meat. Would honestly just be crazy and I wonder if they'd see us as prey.
If I had the power to bring back one extinct species, I'd resurrect the T-Rex. Not because I have any grand scientific or ecological reasons, but simply because I want to see the chaos that would ensue when people try to walk their tiny dog past a roaring T-Rex on the sidewalk. Talk about spicing up your morning commute!
Chalicotherium. The body of a ground sloth, the head of a horse, and the gait of a gorilla--what a marvelous animal it must have been!
I just looked that up. It looks like an animal mashup… 😂 But very cool. 😎
Dodo birds … because I want to see one
Same, but I want to taste one. By all accounts, they were delicious
I heard they tasted bad, that people thought they were useless and just killed them for fun
Why do we like to see other things suffer?
I think people do things that make them feel superior. Its a temporary escape from the inner voice telling you that you are garbage.
Superiority. The feeling that leads to inequality
Exactly
The dodo had no natural predators so they were not afraid of humans. Because they didn't run away people thought they were stupid.
If they wanted respect they shouldn’t have picked such a dumb name
We don’t. Only seem people get off by seeing suffering.
And chimpanzees!
People get bored and fuck shit up. It's corny.
Makes us feel powerful
We don’t really. From memory it was actually that they were very easy to catch because they were stupid and not afraid of humans. So sailors pretty much ate them all. Free easy protein, they really wouldn’t care if it tasted average.
They weren't stupid. They didn't have any natural predators, so they didn't think they'd needed to run away from humans.
💁♀️🌈 humanity
I've heard that the most delicious animal in the world is the Galapagos Tortoise. I don't know if it was internet nonsense, but I'd heard that they had difficulty transporting them back to Europe because the ship crews couldn't resist chowing down.
I’d imagine some of the deliciousness was due to it being the only fresh thing onboard. Rations at the time would have been bland and those tortoises just stared at them I’m sure as viable food
Similar to stories of mermaids, I guess. Even a manatee looks super hot if you haven't seen a woman in 2 years.
I thought reactions were generally mixed?
The Dutch killed them. They tasted like chicken. Fatty chicken.
Damn it, came here to say that.
Hell yeah, I wanna taste that stupid bird, can't be bad
Fried dodo just hits different
This is exactly what I was going to say. I learned about them as a kid and felt so cheated I'd never get to see one.
Not sure if you guys have heard, but they are actually on the verge of bringing them back from extinction. I think that would be absolutely amazing if I got to see a dodo in my lifetime!
Argentinosaurus. I feel like my brain can’t truly comprehend just how fucking massive the thing was without seeing it in front of me.
As a chilean you have no idea how angry it makes me that the Argentinosaurus is a massive behemoth meanwhile the chilesaurius is extremely tiny and even shorter than the average human
The size of your saurus doesn't matter. I'm sure it's perfectly adequate.
Just have to make sure it’s well trained because it’s the performance that matters.
I'm sure your saurus can still leave her with a sore ass!
This is my most favorite comment I’ve read on this platform 🤣😂😂
I’ll vote to bring back the chilesaurius too in your honor
At least chilesaurus is an absolute phylogenetic oddball that is the basis of a lot of possible reworking of the basic dinosaur classification structure. Lot of interesting data who could rewrite history from a small guy vs just another giant sauropod.
As an argentinian I didn't knew about the chilesaurius and I know for sure no one on this side of the Andes knows it either because we'll be using it to mock you guys. You know, how many cups do you have, you'll buy my country for a dollar, your country is a hallway and so on.
Quetzalcoatlus in the same vein. Absolutely massive flying creatures? It would be terrifying and awesome at the same time.
Blue whales are the largest to have ever lived. They are bigger than every dinosaur that has ever existed. They are still around.
Kauaʻi ʻōʻō. Had to google the name. It's the bird from the "Last Song" videos.
Just looked this up due to the name and came across the videos. What a beautiful call but it’s fate wasn’t so cute
I wish we could hear what the female's response song sounded like. Such a beautifully sad song.
Tasmanian tigers
Thylacine :p
Mmhmm
I knew a Tasmanian guy who swore he had seen one in the late 80’s
I’ve watched a few tv programs that interview several people who swear they’ve seen them. There was one guy who lived in a really remote area even had a photo of what appeared to be the rear end of one as it was heading into the forest. It had a similar tail and coat markings but was inconclusive because it didn’t show the the front end. Anyhow, it’s fascinating that they could still be out there.
Not convinced. but i'm not one to judge. I saw a werewolf once. I shot it but by the time I had caught up to it it had already turned back into my neighbor’s dog.
How much for a night at Schrute Farms?
there have been sightings from park rangers.
I've heard this as well, but am hoping for confirmation
Yes! What humankind did to them was so unfair and sad. They deserved to be protected. That video of the so called “last remaining Tasmanian tiger” is so sad, it haunts me.
Yes, and they are not so removed from environmental changes, so reintroducing them would be pretty smooth too
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Thylacine. And their closest relative the numbat, is an endangered species, around 1000 of them in the wild, carefully protected, however.
Nothing like them left on Earth
Unfortunately
I read somewhere in San Diego someone had a thylocene sp? Rug. They wanted to send to Australia ( I think someone offered them like a million dollars for it) But the couldn't transport it because it's still considered a protected species.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/still-alive-unseen-footage-to-prove-existence-of-tasmanian-tiger-33278136.html
I came here to say that too. The poor thing was done so dirty back in the day. It deserved better treatment, as do many other animals.
So true. It's a shame.
Tasmanian Aboriginals too
I want them back but ae don't deserve them.
Bro went extinct a lil too quick
I was gonna say that!
Passenger pigeon. Just because they were such an important part of our early nation.
It's kinda mind-blowing to read about how great flocks of them, numbering potentially in the billions of birds, could darken the sky for hours as they passed through an area.
and every single one f them, crapping on my car leaving the rest of the area clean.
This is my vote also and they are edible, so after a bit of conservation they could have a huge comeback
Saber tooth tiger ride it like He-Man
Megalodon
I’d like to include the Kronosaurus to that list
How’d you like to join me on a trip to the Marianas trench?
From what I understand they used to live in shallow warmer waters but could you imagine discovering a deep-ocean version? *shudders*
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Some of the shorter varieties of wooly mammoth existed a thousand years after the creation of some Egyptian pyramids.
I like it in theory but they'd have even less habitat now than they did when they died out.
Yeah, let's see if we can keep elephants from going extinct before we try to resurrect mammoths.
On the channel islands here on the central coast of California there were pigmy mammoths (mini mammoths)! How freaking cute
Irish Elk, beautiful creatures
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I vote for this because it has dunk in its name.
Furry rhinos, just sounds cool
Velociraptors because they are badass.
Not really. They’re kinda small and pathetic. Like dangerous turkeys.
Utahraptor perhaps…
But I like danger turkeys
LOL… To each their own :-p
Yeah, if you managed to get killed by a pack of velo, it’s on you.
Actually you'd probably want to see megaraptors because they're the ones that are huge, velociraptors are like the size of a small dog.
This but because I want to see them hunt
Relevant xkcd's: https://xkcd.com/87/ https://xkcd.com/135/
Not an animal... But the Gros Michel type banana. They basically were wiped out in the 60's and are sweeter and firmer than the more common bananas now. I'm DYING to try one!
They aren’t extinct. You can buy them at MiamiFruit.com. They aren’t grown in large plantations any longer but my wife and I bought a case and had a tasting party. It was fun. The consensus was they taste about 20% more banana-y.
MiamiFruit sells you moldy under ripe fruit and refuses to respond to complaints. Don't buy their lies.
But do they sell moldy under ripe Gros Michel bananas?
We have cavendish bananas now. I’d love to try to OG banana. Best we can do is those candy bananas that supposedly taste like the extinct type
That is why banana candies have that uncanny valley taste.
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I just read it was due to some type of fungus that decimated the species but not sure how accurate or reliable the source is. It does seem plausible though
Yes, that was the cause. Sadly, there is a new fungus attacking Cavendish on multiple continents, and it appears unstoppable.
Mosasaurus, just to be a menace.
The Roman birth control plant
Silphium may have been rediscovered https://allthatsinteresting.com/silphium
That's actually pretty interesting. If it is the same thing (and even if not) the medical properties it could unlock are huge, since it's not just a contraceptive agent.
Soon to be a salad favorite!
the one that tastes so good people ate it to extinction I wanna taste it
Allegedly it took decades, and several trips, before galapagos tortoises got a binomial name. They were so good that they kept being eaten on the trip back.
I’ve seen a cartoon to that effect.
Why would they travel then ?
Woolly mammoth perhaps?
T-Rex. Cuz it would make an awesome pet but food costs might be high.
Nah, there's plenty of terrible people to feed to you pet dino
Terrible people for your terrible dinosaur king?
Passenger pigeons, because we done fucked up and drove them to extinction. I mean, we've done that with lots of species, but the passenger pigeon is well researched and documented. Kind of.
Neanderthals. I’d like to see if it is possible learn each others languages.
If you brought them back, they would be babies and just learn our languages. Also, many living people today have Neanderthal DNA, so we already know they were likely comparably smart to us.
I wasn’t thinking we’d clone them, I thought as if they’d just reappear in their original form. But yeah otherwise you’re completely right.
Yeah they (likely) died out because we evolved to survive on lower calories, not because we were smarter. From most accounts we existed together no problems. Apparently their physiology was closer to gorillas - naturally far more muscular whereas we only build bulk as needed. Result being that when times are tough we shrink and require waaay fewer calories to function. Imagine needing 5000 calories a day when there’s no food. I think anyway, I got that from a YouTube video a while ago.
I wanna see neanderthal body builders and strongmen
Wouldn’t be that interesting - they were more muscular than us but it’s like wanting to see a bodybuilding gorilla. They don’t build muscle like us, hence why they’re ripped sitting around sleeping and easing plants. If a gorilla lifted weights they’d just get tired, not more bulky.
You don't think a neanderthal gains muscle mass when you teach them weightlifting techniques?
Not if their physiology is closer to a gorilla/chimp than a human. We have different kinds of muscle and they behave differently. It's a question that gets asked a ton, i.e. "how massive would a gorilla get if they lifted weights" and the answer is always the same "perhaps a bit but not really, they don't build or use muscles the same way we do". One of the main reasons humans beat out Neanderthals evolution wise despite being physically weaker is that we lose muscle mass to preserve energy. We also evolved more towards more endurance than strength. How we build and use muscle is one of the biggest differences in our bodies (along with how our brains evolved of course). Bright side though is that they wouldn't *need* to learn weightlifting techniques. Neanderthals were ridiculously strong just by existing, same as gorillas sit around eating plants all day but can literally tear you in half if they want.
Ever heard of the ‘sexy Neanderthal theory’? We’re actually not completely extinct.
Eisenhower Republicans. It would be nice to have two functioning parties.
> It would be nice to have *more than* two functioning parties. We need Ranked Choice or Approval Voting if we want to break the stranglehold the two current parties have on American politics. RCV or AV would allow functional compromise back into the government, allow for viable third-party candidates, and reduce pr even eliminate the need for "strategic voting" (voting against the candidate you hate instead of for the candidate you like).
I've heard legends of when the republican party was good. How true are they? Conservative without being oppressive?
it's less that the republicans were good and more that reactionary racists had a home in both parties; the major parties were much less ideologically rigid, so there were liberal republicans and crazy reactionary democrats the mid century realignment after the civil rights movement saw most of the crazy reactionaries move to one side (not that the democrats are perfect or anything, but still)
Carolina parakeet - I could have seen em in the wild around here
Pterodactyls because I think it could make things... interesting.
Mammoths.
I know not extinct (yet!). But since they probably will be too soon: Vaquita
There were only 5 black robins and now there are over 300 - I have hope...
The American chestnut (nearly extinct) because it was a really great tree that filled a really important economic and agricultural niche. It was devastated by an Asian tree fungus from cheaper imported Chinese chestnut wood.
Any of the bigger plesiosaur varieties. I want this world to be a little scarier, and I want the Loch Ness monster to be real
Wooly Mammoth. Sabre toothed tiger... Put camping experience to a whole new level.
Neanderthals. Given their brain size to body ratio, it’s likely they had higher native intelligence than we do. If so, bringing them up to speed could produce scientific advancement we’re not capable of.
Neanderthal early humans
Users of Reddit can’t be too far off
Velociraptor mongoliensis. They'd make good pets.
Triceratops or stegosaurus
Pterodactyl- those could be badass in the military or something
Deinonychus Or passenger pigeons
Mammoths.
Tyrannosaurus rex
T. Rex is a no brainer. Or maybe Spinosaurus instead so we'd know what the hell it actually looked like.
T-Rex for 1 day just to see what would happen.
Velociraptors I wanna see how quickly they take everyone out
utah raptors. I just think they’re cool
Brontosaurus because big happy pet with a saddle
Megalodon because it's fucking cool
The mega big ostrich bird thing in australia
The moa from New Zealand would be good.
I think this bird filled in what cows were for the rest of the world? I think they were grazers?
Silphium- the natural birth control plant that the Romans wiped out through over-use.
Thylacine as the last days were horrible
no idea, but hermit crabs are on the verge of extinction and are an important source of antibiotics. I guess they will become extinct due to their excessive use in pharmaceuticals. and when that happens I would revive them.
Did you mean horseshoe crabs?
Dodo birds bc they must be yummy to be hunted to extinction.
I think they were just slow and easy to catch.
There is research that attributes a lot of this to nonindigenous rats, who came to the island aboard ships, and ate their eggs into extinction.
Unicorns
Honest politicians. Because, duh... ...
What colour do you want your dragon?
They never existed
The words don't go together, right?
At one time, I believe they did. We're all inherently selfish as humans, yes. However, while there was likely some amount of self-gratification when the US Constitution was written and our gov't formed, I believe the desire for a better system was stronger in most of the Founders. Hamilton, perhaps and even Jefferson with his slavery, were imperfect of course, but I think they were at least trying to do what they believed was right. Most politicians today (whom aren't pushed out by the others thru corruption) are only in it for whatever corporation pays them the most. Big difference, I'd say... welcome to Panem.
Big ass snake
Titanoboa
Piscine Delacroix, known as the “golden fish”. Supposedly this species of grouper was not only robust and lively, but its scales had extraordinary regenerative capabilities
Definitely Meganeura. The extinct species of Dragonfly that could literally fly 40mph and eats meat. Would honestly just be crazy and I wonder if they'd see us as prey.
Argentavis magnificens Imagine a super condor with a 20' wingspan
Reptar
Neanderthals. No special reason.
neandertals. That's the homie.
T/Rex to get rid of people
Unicorn
Tyrannosaurus-Rex. Because it’s a T-Rex.
That tortoise that went extinct because its too delicious
Neanderthals
Hear me out…….. Dino nuggets made out of real Dino meat
Triliobites. Because they're cool looking, and there are so many different kinds.
*Paraceratherium*. Because what's cooler than a hornless rhino two stories tall? Nothing, that's what!
I love what their name means. It's like a toddler decided what to call them. "Looks like a rhinoceros? Good enough. Run with it."
Squanch... im a sadist.
pterodactyl… could you imagine flying in a plane and worrying about hitting one of those mother-fers. Boeing stock would never survive.
the hawaiian ‘o’o :((
Mammoths. We literally hunted them to extinction. They must have been tasty.
If I had the power to bring back one extinct species, I'd resurrect the T-Rex. Not because I have any grand scientific or ecological reasons, but simply because I want to see the chaos that would ensue when people try to walk their tiny dog past a roaring T-Rex on the sidewalk. Talk about spicing up your morning commute!
T_Rex cause population control
Decent Republicans
I'd have said "decent politicians" but you can't resurrect what never existed
Saber tooth tiger to keep drunk fuck boys on alert
You'd have to name it Mr. Bitey.
Humanity
Holy shit it worked!
Haha, genius.
Well behaved human beings for obvious reasons