antelope, Extinct and Bluebuck
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Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas, Texas company looking to 'de-extinct' the woolly mammoth is adding an African antelope to its projects.
Colossal Biosciences’ ’de-extinction’ programme aims to revive species such as the dire wolf, the woolly mammoth and the dodo
Humans wiped out the bluebuck in Africa around 200 years ago. Bringing it back is both ethically and technologically challenging.
On April 30, 2026, the team at Colossal Biosciences announced the addition of the bluebuck antelope as the sixth species in its growing de-extinction portfolio. Here's what the company's ambitious work could mean for conservation.
Gone for over 200 years, the bluebuck could return. Scientists say the work could unlock tools to protect dozens of at-risk species worldwide.
Learn about Colossal Biosciences' de-extinction project involving the bluebuck, an antelope that disappeared from South Africa over two centuries ago.
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