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I was thinking along the same lines -- for example, say if scientists do bring back a huge group of passenger pigeons. Would these passenger pigeons know which
by m23khan 10y ago
I was thinking along the same lines -- for example, say if scientists do bring back a huge group of passenger pigeons. Would these passenger pigeons know which route to fly, which parts of the habitat to utilize, etc. similar to those of their extinct ancestors?
It's almost like the scientists would then need to 'bootstrap' the de-extinct animal's brain to give it it's previous identity and knowledge.
- greglindahl 10y agoWhooping cranes taught to migrate over a 15 year period by using ultralight airplanes to lead them: http://operationmigration.org/ http://operationmigration.org/ More recently they've stopped because it's unclear if it's working.
- pvaldes 10y agoYes. Because we could teach them this skill
- jcoffland 10y agoAgain.