"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"

[Lynn McGuire]

"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"

https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-mammoth-20038093.php

“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”

You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

Lynn

[Bobbie Sellers]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
 Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.
Lynn

Certainly from the POV of the locals who share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

bliss

[Dimensional Traveler]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

    Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it. (One of
our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a cliff'
when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat before it
spoiled.)

[Bobbie Sellers]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One of
our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a cliff'
when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat before it
spoiled.)

Mammoth Jerky?

But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

bliss

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by Bobbie Sellers

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One of
our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a cliff'
when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat before it
spoiled.)

Mammoth Jerky?
But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

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[William Hyde]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the
dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One
of our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a
cliff' when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat
before it spoiled.)

    Mammoth Jerky?
    But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting.

Buffalo were hunted this way, and in fact specific places were used many
times over thousands of years.

Someone on a Canadian game show lost $50 for not knowing the name of
"Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump

Mammoths might be harder to stampede.


William Hyde

[Jay Morris]

Post by William Hyde

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the
dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One
of our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a
cliff' when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat
before it spoiled.)

     Mammoth Jerky?
     But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting.

Buffalo were hunted this way, and in fact specific places were used many
times over thousands of years.
Someone on a Canadian game show lost $50 for not knowing the name of
"Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump
Mammoths might be harder to stampede.

You just need one wooly mouse.

[Dimensional Traveler]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the
dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One
of our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a
cliff' when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat
before it spoiled.)

    Mammoth Jerky?
    But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

Well, there is the little matter of _why_ mammoths would walk thru a
human encampment with all the fires and sharp pointing things....

...and why humans would camp where mammoths _could_ walk thru them.

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by Dimensional Traveler

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the
dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One
of our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a
cliff' when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat
before it spoiled.)

     Mammoth Jerky?
     But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

Well, there is the little matter of _why_ mammoths would walk thru a
human encampment with all the fires and sharp pointing things....
...and why humans would camp where mammoths _could_ walk thru them.

If the villages had stored food, that seems reason enough. It still
happens with elephants in Sri Lanka.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/04/world/human-elephant-conflict-sri-lanka-cnnphotos/

"Many homes in Sri Lanka have a specific room used to store rice, which
elephants can smell from miles away. Using their massive size, elephants
can collapse walls onto sleeping families, destroying entire homes to
get at the food inside."

pt

[D]

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One of
our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a cliff'
when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat before it
spoiled.)

     Mammoth Jerky?
     But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

Well, there is the little matter of _why_ mammoths would walk thru a human
encampment with all the fires and sharp pointing things....
...and why humans would camp where mammoths _could_ walk thru them.

If the villages had stored food, that seems reason enough. It still
happens with elephants in Sri Lanka.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/04/world/human-elephant-conflict-sri-lanka-cnnphotos/
"Many homes in Sri Lanka have a specific room used to store rice, which
elephants can smell from miles away. Using their massive size, elephants
can collapse walls onto sleeping families, destroying entire homes to
get at the food inside."

Please do not support wokeness. In this newsgroup we say Ceylon in order
not to offend people.

Post by Cryptoengineer
pt

[Gary R. Schmidt]

On 20/1/25 09:15, D wrote:
[SNIP]

Post by D
Please do not support wokeness. In this newsgroup we say Ceylon in order
not to offend people.

Well, that's enough from you, you sad pathetic little oxygen thief.

Cheers,
Gary B-)

[D]

Post by Gary R. Schmidt
[SNIP]

Post by D
Please do not support wokeness. In this newsgroup we say Ceylon in order
not to offend people.

Well, that's enough from you, you sad pathetic little oxygen thief.
Cheers,
Gary B-)

This is an incorrect statement Gary. Science has proven it, so you lose
yet again!

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Dimensional Traveler

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-
mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the
dodo bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good
reason.   Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

     Certainly from the POV of the locals who  share time with the
Wooly Mammoth it was a reason to get rid of the annoying pests.

I suspect that the "walking feast!" POV had more to do with it.  (One
of our ancestors' hunting methods was 'stampede an entire herd off a
cliff' when one mammoth would provide more meat than they could eat
before it spoiled.)

     Mammoth Jerky?
     But the stampede over a cliff seem more like extermination than
hunting. But who knows what the people of the time were thinking and it
must have been a nuisance to have the walking feast walk right thru
the camp. Forts is surely speculation..

Well, there is the little matter of _why_ mammoths would walk thru a
human encampment with all the fires and sharp pointing things....
...and why humans would camp where mammoths _could_ walk thru them.

Mammoths go where where mammoths feel like going when they are being
chased by lions, saber tooth tigers, or dire wolfs.

Lynn

[Paul S Person]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:45:26 -0600, Lynn McGuire

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”

Two responses:

1. I take they never actually /watched the movie/.

2. Locally, there was an ad after /The Hunger Games/ movie turned from
a Spring YA film into a megamovie asserting that it was going to
organize a "hunger games for real" in a local park. I don't think
anything came of it.

People try all sorts of silly things. If these guys are pumping money
into the economy by hiring people and buying stuff, then there will be
at least /some/ benefit from the effort.

Post by Lynn McGuire
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

I am sure this is one of the good reasons, but my suspicion is anything
that was hunted to extinction like that must have tasted pretty good.

I feel very disappointed to never have been able to try mammoth or
passenger pigeon.
--scott

[Bobbie Sellers]

Post by Scott Dorsey

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

I am sure this is one of the good reasons, but my suspicion is anything
that was hunted to extinction like that must have tasted pretty good.
I feel very disappointed to never have been able to try mammoth or
passenger pigeon.
--scott

Oh then you must be rooting for the Texas Company to be
very successful. I understand Dodos were equally delicious.

bliss

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Bobbie Sellers

Post by Scott Dorsey
I feel very disappointed to never have been able to try mammoth or
passenger pigeon.

Oh then you must be rooting for the Texas Company to be
very successful. I understand Dodos were equally delicious.

It is so sad that Howard Waldrop is not around to see that.
--scott

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Scott Dorsey

Post by Lynn McGuire
"Texas company raises $200 million to make Jurassic Park happen"
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/colossal-biosciences-mammoth-20038093.php
“Colossal Biosciences wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth, the dodo
bird, and the Tasmanian tiger.”
You know, the woolly mammoth was killed off by humans for a good reason.
Walking through people's forts and homes is a bad thing.

I am sure this is one of the good reasons, but my suspicion is anything
that was hunted to extinction like that must have tasted pretty good.
I feel very disappointed to never have been able to try mammoth or
passenger pigeon.
--scott

You can read about hunting and eating mammoths on an alternate Earth in:
"Darwin's World: An Epic of Survival (The Darwin's World Series) by Jack
L Knapp:
https://www.amazon.com/Darwins-World-Epic-Survival/dp/1720070776

Lynn