6 Extinct Animals That Could Actually Come Back

These top extinct animals are on the verge of coming back to Earth. This is a throwback to some extinct animals I actually searched for on Extinct or Alive. With major scientific advances in recent years, and conservation attempts around the world, these extinct species could actually return to our world. From the woolly rhino to the great auk, and vaquita these are 6 animals that could return.
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[@ForrestGalante]

Which extinct animal would you want to see brought back?

[@joerod908]

Saber tooth tiger

[@rpmrangerorange3112]

If they brought back to Tasmanian Tiger. or the wooly mammoths. or the dodo bird. I would like to see that in my life. time. That would be huge news. I can hear the news now. wooly mammoths have been brought back. Thanks to DNA sequencing

[@Westhamsupporter]

Dodo and Wolly mammoth

[@AFloridaSon]

They should first work on the critically endangered animals while they still have a chance.

[@murrayflewelling1258]

All of them that we were responsible for ............................and the ones that we no doubt will cause extinction before we bring them back ................Little wonder why we always worry that AI might do the math and instantly realist that the earth would be much better off without us !

[@10kflash]

I made a bet with my friends that you’d be the one to rediscover the thylacine

[@murrayflewelling1258]

If it is out there I would bet your right !

[@jjr2568]

Lost that $

[@melvado]

Get me in on that... 100% he would be the one...

[@neglectedretard8386]

If you mom is dead science can’t bring her back

[@klobber17]

😂😂😂 who would bet against Forest? They must not know who he is.

[@bustinbass78]

Save the current rhino first.

[@3PeninsulasOutdoors]

Yeah. Much easier.

[@ARAourangazebAlif]

​@@3PeninsulasOutdoors That's much harder cuz as we wanna save them, a group of people wanna kill them

[@a.m11558]

Southern White Rhinos will be fine, there are tens of thousands of them. Eastern black rhinos, Sumatran rhinos, and Javan rhinos are the most endangered rhinos at the moment.

[@StarsBarsAndCheese]

Ofc

[@hucz]

Protecting an endangered species is an issue of it's own. Nothing wrong with a company addressing separate issues. That's like telling a company that manufactures healthier food options to stop and instead teach people how to eat healthier. The two can co exist and address separate issues.

[@DryptosaurusDavid]

Forrest. Here's a question. I wonder if you would be interested in doing a show where you would travel back in time and bring back a multitude of extinct animals. A Prehistoric Kingdom?

[@10kflash]

Haha

[@DryptosaurusDavid]

@@10kflashwhats so funny? It could happen in the future if he's interested.

[@ForrestGalante]

I actually did a video on this where I traveled back to prehistoric America. Check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKvZnYt5ZZ2jj6s

[@10kflash]

I thought you mean time-travel. Soz

[@fuzzy3440]

It's been done. The BBC had Nigel Marven do that years ago.

[@TaylorGore-eo2tn]

Hope you find the thylacine

[@daniellewillis2767]

As a thylacine I hope you don't. Btw, plenty of us on Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

[@D1noPalaeo]

As a thylacine main, I died of starvation in Papua new guinea and was playing on hardcore.

[@Pixelkip]

@@D1noPalaeo lmaoo

[@skelly4024]

@@D1noPalaeo skill issue

[@D1noPalaeo]

@@skelly4024 yeah

[@spencerandersen7259]

I love how for the Carolina Parakeet you put a picture from RDR2. My favorite video game and the way I learned about them.

[@Spriggan6000]

These are like my favorite videos I feel like nobody talks about this stuff. Maybe they do but you make these topics and your videos so easy to watch and understand without sounding like a monotone college lecture

[@michaelcamu625]

I’ve actually seen the two northern white rhinos that are left. They are at the San Diego lion country safari park, and are spectacular. Another method the people there are attempting to bring back this species with is breeding them with their extremely similar relative, the southern white rhino. There would be very little genetic differences in the offspring as long as they use selective breeding effectively (which they definitely would).

[@nickgarcia1167]

Nice been there too . In outskirts of Escondido

[@morganwiebe2829]

San Diego is super involved in the push to bring back the NWR, and have been doing a lot of work with IVF using their SWR population. They are likely to be the first place to successfully breed a NWR via a SWR surrogate, but at the moment they have not produced any NWR offspring. But the remaining mother/daughter pair of the NWR are actually under armed guard in a Kenyan conservation park, while technically being owned by a Czech Zoo.

[@sharif17879]

Hey man, I love your content and the love you show towards conservation. I think starting a series like you did on animal planet (if possible) would blow up on this channel and would be very awesome to see.

[@infin1ty850]

NatGeo or Discovery would be much more likely , Animal Planet was effectively destroyed when the pandemic hit.

[@apratt0307]

I love watching your videos and just discovered your podcast Wild Times and have been listening to it non stop since discovering it on Monday lol

[@jennifersaunders5547]

Vaquita is the saddest for me....people suck 😢

[@user-pg9ie6nc9n]

I love how you are able to make learning enjoyable, thank you forrest🙏

[@Ellieangel777]

LOVING with the longer videos, these are THE BEST!!!!, 🙌🙌🙌

[@ryanbest9445]

love these videos, there aren't many good channels that discuss extinct animals and the possibility of them return

[@andrenardone2752]

Great work, amd great content! Keep it up!

[@robertm627]

We love you Forrest. Keep up the good work!

[@paolopasaol9700]

The wooly rhino is good and all, but isn't it better to revive the Northern White Rhino?

[@BronzFilms]

I agree that we should probably focus on saving what we have versus reviving a long-lost animal

[@Robert_H_Diver]

They’re already doing that….pay attention….

[@aviancypress5181]

Actin like u can only do one

[@BronzFilms]

@Robert_H_Diver No condescending comments please mr "pay attention". Just proposing the idea we should be focusing on saving animals we are currently wiping out. As opposed to recreating a species that has no role in our current ecosystem just for fun

[@Robert_H_Diver]

@@BronzFilms maybe take my advice and pay some attention…they already are working on the rhinos…educate yourself before speaking and letting everyone know that you’re a fool.

[@MisterHighKillz]

Hey forrest I am a 20 yr old young man who is interested in conservation. What are the best ways to get physically involved, should you have a degree, do you need one? what you do is life changing, what you do for these animals and our planet is inspiring. It would be a dream to help protect and help the survival of every species. Love the videos, never stop doing what you do!

[@jameshatton4405]

Bachelor of Environmental science 👍 then specialise in an area that you want. I chose geographic information systems and cartographic mapping. You might want to specialise in ecology, botany or zoology or eco toxicology?

[@Lokipoisonivi]

Appreciate your content and knowledge so much Forrest 😊 a little obsessed actually 😅

[@Paul-bm1so]

Wow only just subscribed the other day, your content fantastic! So important to control and stop threatening processes before we can successfuly reintroduce and rewild.

[@carldieck8373]

Love the conte t keep it up Forrest

[@CushHammer]

The world is lucky to have you, Forrest. Thank you for all that you do, man!

[@TipTopSnow]

Love this series thank you Forrest for everything you do💯 the white rhino situation is truly a sad one especially since the last two are mother and daughter

[@VoxdeiOmodia]

I subscribed! Great video😊

[@roycereinhardt3763]

Please keep the KZbin videos coming! Long time fan since extinct or alive all the way to wild times podcast as a brosner and love the video content here on KZbin as well! Keep educating people on how important the wildlife we have left is and how amazing it is and everything else!!!

[@Suntroll13]

Forrest, you are one of the most prominent, respected individuals in the fight to preserve the wildlife currently and recently lost on our planet. That said, one of my biggest pet peeves regarding animal based channels is the use of footage of the wrong species when discussing another. I feel it discredits the content producer and misguides those that are less informed on a species. All the footage of domestic ferrets used during your discussion on the plight of the black footed ferret is unfortunate. Things like that can derail your extremely important message. I really appreciate your hard work teaching and exposing your fan base to important conservation issues. Thank you for caring about our natural world.

[@Mangotaurus]

Love your videos!!!

[@Eldraphine]

Pirate software taught me about the black footed ferret, and it is also a crucial part of the ecosystem and if lived alongside well can even be beneficial to to us as well. Love you Forrest can't wait for the next podcast. X

[@erickr6400]

If you're doing one more, Steller's sea cow and the Glaucous macaw are amazing picks.

[@davecalneggia6285]

... Thanks mate 🙏 love your work

[@gambitaku6179]

Love ur content man

[@cookies_and_cream6579]

I recently came across a video of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird's call as he waited for a mate who would never come, and I felt so devastated and couldn't help crying. That video was what got me interested in extinct animals and coming across your channel where you talk about the possibility of extinct animals returning, the videos of you going in search of rare animals and the pure joy and excitement you share with us when you actually find one was a ray of hope. I understand that the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō birds aren't significantly important to our eco system and bringing back animals from extinction is a really long and expensive process, but I hope that someday, those little birds can sing in real life again. I would love to hear your thoughts on the possibility of these birds being brought back, though!

[@hitman99687]

Thank you for informing us! I'll keep my eye out for a vacquita ❤

[@TheSecretPod]

Watching you be so passionate about these amazing animals makes me so happy and gives me hope for animals today

[@daviddill5227]

Forrest, you are my favorite wildlife expert online. Really cool topics and content of all sorts. I would love to see all these animals come back and inhabit their rightful environments all over again. Thanks for all you do.

[@ckvisme]

Great informative vid👍

[@bootn13]

Hey Forrest love your work mate 👍 been a nature freak since i was a kid in the 70s still got the nat geo mags. Personally i think anything humans had a hand in should be must be brought back.

[@ryanbest9445]

Would love a video breaking down what Colossal are doing at the moment, really fascinating subject that could do with more attention

[@itiscolossal]

Thanks for the support! 🦣

[@D1noPalaeo]

​@@itiscolossalholy shit

[@wyatthomer9404]

Your so damn cool man!!! My son and I absolutely love your videos and appreciate so much you making it so easy for beginners to learn from you in anything you do it’s amazing!! Anyway thank man and much love to you ❤

[@chancellorgowron8992]

Gen Z and whatever this current one is called... this is your Steve Irwin

[@Sawdawg4707]

I think it’s gen alpha

[@fmraene3010]

Gen z from 98 here.. I grew up with Steve…

[@CaelJiorle-sz8dp]

I watched every episode of extinct or alive I also saw yourTasmania tiger video I hope you get to do that expedition in New Guinea

[@kaalen24]

I love your videos. Even though the reality of our protection and conservation efforts is absolutely gut wrenching in some cases.

[@keithwillis1696]

Love to this kinda love towards animals can’t wait to join u in the summer forrest

[@flocksofravens]

Awesome Forrest🤟

[@lukewilliamrimmington]

@ForrestGalante Have you heard back from JCU about any trail camera footage for the Thylacine? Just curious as to any developments from the local university near me in Cairns. Or was the information on the previous video you did all you know?

[@0frank0tank]

“Human beings directly lead to their extinction, and we had no right” Couldn’t agree more, but what’s to stop these revived creatures from being hunted again and again? Especially since we could theoretically just keep bringing them back.

[@andreking4641]

Underrated comment that I wish somebody would respond to

[@nickdentoom1173]

Yeah, Human interaction is a bitch. It basically also means the Darby Sturgeon (Yuangtze River Sturgeon) went exctint in the wild and the Baji (Yuangtze River Dolphin) is virtually exctinct as well due to them damming off the Yuangtze and Yellow rivers, the natural range for these animals. Sadly, they often don't get enough recognition as needing to be saved, because they are Chinese animals. Due to that damming, the Chinese Paddlefish also has went exctint no later than 2010, although it was functionally exctinct in 1993, with it officially being declared in 2022.

[@user-jt6lp9sq4q]

Love what you do forest you’re an amazing individual.

[@purpgravy9814]

Forest I love the content please keep posting

[@jeffomalley100]

This is awesome. Has there been any animal brought back/ cloned successfully yet?

[@dawidm08277]

You probably find a Thylacine🐅🦘 in papua new guinea (Can i join this expedition?)

[@jakecook716]

Such a monumental wishful thinking. Extinct from mainland Australia over 3,000 years ago. You have to consider how large Australia is, for an animal to go extinct on a large content just proves how vulnerable they were. They remained on Tasmania because they were completely isolated, no chance of being out competed. New Guinea did have native wild dogs, Tasmania never did

[@josephl9931]

@@jakecook716 You definitely see the bottle half empty eh? Maybe be a little more optimist, nature is crazy and full of surprises.

[@tomeeshahaller4226]

@jakecook716 Maybe check out the video about the Thylacine that Forrest just released. It's an interesting watch, and he explains why the last stronghold for Thylacines is most likely New Guinea. If you have seen it sorry for the inconvenience and have a great day.

[@philcavallini9657]

We owe these creatures to bring them back from extinction, especially those by our hands! Granted some don't have a place any longer but the opportunity to see a creature we only see in bones and animated stories would be amazing! ❤

[@3NDER24]

love the content!

[@ailanlee5812]

Lovely content

[@Mathemoto]

Love the Red Dead Redemption 2 picture for the Carolina Parakeet. There’s a secret mission in the game where you can actually kill the last remaining birds. You’ll get a notification that you have successfully wiped out the species. Wild.

[@jade4341]

I noticed that, too. Lmao, I thought it was just me.

[@jed_91]

Forrest galante is a legend🎉😊

[@tealidin3302]

we need more people like you

[@zerophonix]

My aunt was working for game and fish and was part of the black footed ferret project. I remember seeing them when I was a kid. I'm glad their hard work seems to be paying off.

[@jointcerulean3350]

It’s very likely the dwarf land crocodile mekosuchus that was arboreal could still persist in remote New Guinea and other remote South Pacific islands, and the Solomon Islands, a lot of new species found in those areas. Would be an epic rediscovery

[@MrPretendingtowork]

I've seen a vaquita. Took a marine bio class near Bajia de Los Angeles and got to see a small pod. This was back in the 90s though.

[@richardchapman842]

you are a LEGEND mate

[@kxzlxwkx2617]

Great video as always tho

[@jordanelliott4118]

Would love more extinct or alive tv show!

[@headphone_cat_official]

I can’t wait for your next Thylacine expedition!

[@thomaswright7270]

could youdo a video on the thylecoleo?

[@kajbigboy2963]

please do more and please dont stop saving animals- thylacine

[@BBoy-te1cb]

I hope we can get quite a few of these back. The Carolina parakeet is one I talk about a lot, and I hope it gets a chance.

[@ReligioCritic]

Hey Forrest, I really love your work, I'm your fan from India🇮🇳, you are awesome. I really wish that you visit India and explore Indian wildlife.

[@banhatlessducks]

Took me way longer than it should have to realise it there is a great auk that implies the existence of the auk, glad to see there is at least a facsimile around still to learn about.

[@Pixelkip]

This made me really emotional, think about the positive impact humans can have now that we have the tools to help conserve, reintroduce these endangered / extinct species back!

[@jacksonnielsen9226]

fantastic video! With the possibility of bringing back extinct megafauna like the wooly mammoth and the wooly rhino, would the intention be to reintroduce them to the wild or would they most likely be kept exclusively in captivity? I would imaging it would be quite a shock to an ecosystem to suddenly have mammoths walking around again

[@anthonyanthony2504]

I like the content and think you are awesome but i can never take you seriously after seeing that windmill stunt you pulled in that survival reality show😂

[@laurenm5414]

I’d love to see the Carolina parakeet brought back!

[@nastyn8502]

I’m going to need a part 2

[@williamwilliam3147]

Please keep it up we need men like you

[@PWB06]

The genome of stellar’s sea cow was sequenced a few years back which is exiting

[@blimp1325]

Hey Forrest, the "woolly rhino" in the mandelorian is called the elasmotherium and did actually exist. I highly recommend looking it up cus it's pretty cool

[@joshuaedler7041]

The passenger pigeon is one bird I’m so sad we lost. Reading the stories of their migration and being able to see a migration of that scale is inconceivable

[@Memessssss]

Wow! this sounds awesome

[@francotrabuccop.3153]

Anothers criptids that you can investigate: The RIVER LIZARDS/River Dinos, the beast of KHAIYR, the velociraptors from the Arica desert, the monster OF LAKE FOYLE, LAKE VAN MONSTER, PARTRIDGE CREEK MONSTER, etc.

[@markwallace1251]

I have never seen a Vaquita, or a Carolina Parakeet, they are beautiful!

[@anthonyrodriguez5993]

How do we support your thylacine research?

[@PrinceIsot]

Vaquita are in San Felipe? We go there every summer i had no idea.

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

Started on podcast which then started aiming towards youtube and no youtube just seems click bait. I dont normally leave bad stuff their original on podcast was awesome.

[@barry8692]

In Australia they are working on bringing back both the Thylacine (you think could still be alive), and I believe the wooly mammoth as well.

[@taylorosborne3383]

This is quality content

[@Marioscorneraquatics]

Hey Forrest have you heard of the CARES program? It’s an organization that identifies extinct or endangered fish in the wild. Aquarium hobbyists breed and keep endangered and extinct fish. Some efforts have been made to reintroduce some fish

[@malemthounaojam5046]

Please make videos on Top 10 favorite Prehistoric Documentary....

[@jeroenschoondergang5923]

Great video. Among conservationists in The Netherlands and the rest of Europe. here is a lot of discussion going on about bringing back extinct species: some say: shouldn't the resources put into this effort be better spent to protect endangered species that are still around and can be saved from extinction. Interesting to see how this evolves. One small note: did you really call mustelids rodents? A spoken word typo?

[@LuckyStone888]

The Black Footed ferret conservation story is quite amazing, The captive breeding program was needed because the people sent to protect the ferrets in the wild accidentally carried canine distemper and decimated the population. I really am making a very long convoluted story into one easier to describe.

[@DexOakley]

Not too be that guy, but the “mud horn” in the Mandalorian was likely based off of an elasmotherium

[@maeglin9041]

It's so heartbreaking that there are so many species on the brink of extinction that could be saved, if not for human greed and carelessness. Sometimes I just hate the human race for what we've done to this beautiful world

[@Hyster1aMcR]

It's technology like this that makes me happy about our species it reminds me we can do good with the things we create and I really hope I'm around to see the start of de-extinction technology used successfully.

[@bazbazzer2822]

They've been saying mammoths are coming back soon for the last 10 years and each time they set it back 4 to 6 years

[@frazierk300]

Thats cause it aint that easy we know we can we just gotta get it prefect or else there is no point lol if they come out with birth defects then it isnt ready yet which is what's happened in the past

[@Robert_H_Diver]

10 years isn’t a long time….

[@beastfr0meast93]

No - they have not. Reason being you cannot do it. They said they wanted to make artificial sperm and use an elephant as a host. It will never become a mammoth. If he says that in video he is lying.

[@drakeslocum2564]

10 year’s to create a mammoth is not that bad😂

[@austonbrady792]

they are also trying to bring back an extinct animal. You can imagine how difficult that is.

[@EvilBrodie]

Yes Forest!

[@chriscreaturo8809]

I don't think I've heard where Galante is from, always heard the accent on certain words and boom, SA totally checks out

[@jacobpyne5999]

He lived in Zimbabwe for a while

[@Zerzayar]

I've seen a stuffed great auk, a stuffed thylacine, a stuffed passenger pigeon, stuffed quagga, stuffed carolina parakeet, stuffed bluebuck, stuffed ivory-billed woodpecker as well as remains of a dodo. It's always sad.

[@reigen2880]

Hey forrest, have you heard about Vantara, the 3000-acre animal shelter launched in Jamnagar, India. What are your thoughts on it

[@coreybarlow8187]

We had a discussion in our genetics lecture yesterday about whether we should breed northern and southern white rhinos to bring back the northern white rhino. Complicated subject but ultimately I think we should.

[@Ilikegunz]

I have an old book from the 50’s that still had the black footed ferret in it, i believe it also had an illustration of the Thylacine

[@SkipperKowalski88]

Keep it up forest