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Can't agree Old_Geezer - as I recall we thought it would be a great idea to feed ground up animal parts to cows, who are known to avoid cannibalism given the choice, and then suffered the consequences. A few years on we are again dabbling in an area we have absolutely no experience of and cannot possibly gauge the reaction it will have if successful. I don't see what the benefits of introducing a mammoth / elephant hybrid will be other than to satisfy our own vanity. Please don't think I'm having a go at science per se, or coming at this from any form of religious angle - I'm not, as stated, the original mammoths died out for a reason, we shouldn't be attempting to play god and reverse that.