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"Scientist plans to clone mammoth," said CNN in 2011. National Geographic ran a series of confident headlines, including 2017's "We Could Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth. Here's How." In 2018, History.com reported, "Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths Within Two Years.” It's more than two years later, and the mammoths have not returned. So how close are we to seeing a species brought back from extinction? A Mammoth Disappointment?
Tempering expectations of the deextinction project—how about a woolly rhino?
"Scientist plans to clone mammoth," said CNN in 2011. National Geographic ran a series of confident headlines, including 2017's "We Could Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth. Here's How." In 2018, History.com reported, "Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths Within Two Years.” It's more than two years later, and the mammoths have not returned. So how close are we to seeing a species brought back from extinction? 
