Cross Breeds

Would it be profitable for a company to clone extinct animals and sell them to zoos?

Or would the cloning process be way too expensive?

Public Comments

1. Oh yes it would, but there are still mixed feelings about cloneing. I personally don't care.
2. It would be profitable for a while... I am basing this on the reported $50,000 which was to be charged for cloning a pet cat or dog. Such a rare animal would be a wonderful centerpiece for a zoo, and would bring in lots of visitors. I'd bet that a living dodo bird would be a million dollar prize for a zoo. I'd sure go look at it.
3. Most definitely profitable, yes. But we would need to advance our understanding and techniques before such a thing were possible. Deformations and early deaths are the norm, and if SeaWorld wants a pleisiosaur, the company would have to be sure it would live to a ripe old age. Not too mention the animal rights activists, considering how uh, vocal they are on keeping any kind of animal locked up. It would be a media nightmare, and probably in everyone's best interest NOT to carry out something like this.