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‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...
Lord of the Wings? ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs plan to ‘de-extinct’ New Zealand bird
In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...
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‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan ...
The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago, mainly because of overhunting. A large skeleton brought to England in the 19th century, ...
The Extinct Moa—a 12-ft. Flightless Bird—May Follow In the Dire Wolf’s Footsteps
“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...
After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...
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Extinct Bird, New Zealand's Moa, to Be Brought Back - Rolling Stone
They have recently been searching for moa fossils in New Zealand caves, and they’ve already managed to extract around two dozen samples from Jackson’s personal collection of more than 300 moa ...