article_snippet: In 2013, a group of scientists discussed the possibility of bringing 24 animals back from extinction, also known as 'de-extinction'.
article_snippet: Another animal considered for 'de-extinction' at the recent conference was the Quagga - a species of plains Zebra that once lived in South Africa.
article_snippet: a group of scientists from around the world were discussing the possibility of bringing 24 animals back from extinction, also known as 'de-extinction'.
article_snippet: 24 animals included the dodo bird, the Carolina Parakeet, last . seen in 1904 in Florida, and the Quagga, a plains zebra which once lived .