DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first de-extinction company, today announced the bluebuck (Hippotragus leucophaeus) as the sixth species in its de-extinction portfolio. Hunted to extinction for its distinctive silvery slate-blue hide, the bluebuck was the first large African mammal lost during recorded history, disappearing around 1800 — only 34 years after it was first scientifically documented.
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