Scientists can’t decide if resurrected extinct species is real — or just a Zebra!

The Quagga is one of the most well-known extinct species. Like some kind of mix between a zebra and a brown horse, the Quagga was in fact a real animal. They were once found in great numbers in the Karoo of Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State in South Africa. However, as is the case with nearly all extinct animals, the Quagga was hunted to extinction after the European settlement of South Africa began. The quagga was extinct in the wild by 1878. The last captive specimen died in Amsterdam on 12 August 1883. Only one quagga was ever photographed alive. Now, scientists did some DNA analysis on the Quagga and instead of being it’s own species, it was actually found to be a subspecies of the plains zebra. In 1984, the quagga was the first extinct animal whose DNA was analysed.

Now, in 1987, the Quagga Project was founded, with the primary aim to create a quagga-like zebra population by selectively breeding for a reduced stripe pattern from plains zebra stock, with the eventual aim of introducing them to the quagga's former range. And guess what, they succeeded! But, since this isn’t really a “de-extinction” of sorts, scientists don’t really know if this actually should be called a Quagga, or just a selectively bred “breed” of Zebra. Click the link below to hear us talking about it to learn more!

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A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear

Unfortunately, this is news we don’t often like to talk about, but we have to talk about it. A 50-year-old Sitka, Alaska resident, was found dead from an apparent brown bear attack while deer hunting. He was reported overdue on a Tuesday, and his remains were found Wednesday morning by search teams. The hunter had killed a deer before the attack, and evidence suggests bears consumed the deer and then left the area. Authorities searched for the bears but couldn’t locate them due to daylight constraints. Sitka is in southeastern Alaska on Baranof Island, approximately 100 miles south of Juneau. Alaska is home to about 30,000 brown bears, mainly along the southern coast, with some reaching up to 1,500 pounds.

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Remember that amazing wildlife rehab. + rescue centre in India that Forrest talked about a few pods ago? Well, VANTARA is now visible to the world for the first time in HISTORY! Join Forrest as he gives you the FIRST EVER behind the scenes tour of VANTARA. This place is like a heaven on earth, a haven for abused, tortured and injured animals. This place has a no refusal policy, no matter what animal needs rescuing, they go and rescue + rehab it. It’s quite amazing to think that a place that’s 4 times the size of New York’s Central Park actually exists, but once you see it in person, it’s a sight to behold. From man-eating leopards, to rescued color morph tigers, to pygmy hippos and okapis… you name it… they have EVERYTHING!

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In this episode, we discuss an "extinct" animal that has been revived, a grizzly bear attack on a man, and octopus fossils found. Enjoy!