To the best of my knowledge mammoths are a bit rare in Hong Kong. This is the first one I have seen here. A Russian friend has told me there are many in museums in Moscow.
It seems that Russian and Japanese scientists are trying to clone a mammoth. The idea is to remove some DNA from the soft tissues of a mammoth like Lyuba and insert them into the egg of an elephant sans the elephant's DNA. With luck this will result in a live mammoth being born. The mammoth was probably the first species to become extinct at the hands of mankind. Fortunately, we have got a lot better now and we are killing many more species each and every year now. So it would be poetic if we can somehow reintroduce this long extinct species to the planet again. Maybe a far simpler way would be to ensure that we don't wipe out any more species. The tiger is on its way out. Maybe a reserve island could be established. All the corrupt politicians and bankers could be sent there so the tigers would not go hungry!
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