Nature & Environment
Mammoths and robots in zoos of the future
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T.K. RandallFebruary 20, 2012 ·
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In 50 years zoos may have robotic tigers and cloned extinct species such as woolly mammoths.
A list of possible exhibits to be found in zoos of the future was compiled by 21 zoo proffessionals and researchers, they believed that the use of realistic robotic animals could be a distinct possibility, as could cloned animals such as mammoths and sabre-tooth tigers. Another suggestion was the inclusion of facilities through which visitors could read the animals' minds and communicate with dolphins and other species.
With improving brain science, future zoos might even let people get a glimpse into animals' thoughts with brainwave-reading devices, according to one attendee's presentation, Noonan told InnovationNewsDaily. "It would allow us to connect better to the wolf or dolphin. "
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Discovery News |
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