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Scientists hope to clone woolly mammoths that roam freely in a Siberian ice park 10 years from now.
They will use DNA material from the remains of giants found in the permafrost.
And elephants could serve as surrogates to carry mammoth babies.
The regional government of the Far East of Yakutia gave the green light to experts to try to clone the beasts of the Jurassic Reserve.
Researchers work with Russian, South Korean and Japanese scientists.
(Image: Semyon Grigoryev-The Siberian Ti)
The interim leader of the territory, Aisen Nikolaev, said: "In my opinion, the cloning of a mammoth will take place in the next decade.
"Technology is developing at an explosive rate, and what yesterday seemed like scientific nonsense is today an absolutely clear prospect for scientists."
Mr. Nikolaev first proposed an ice age park with mammoths in 2014.
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He added: "Everyone laughed then. But they are not laughing now.
The mammoths disappeared about 4000 years ago. But more and more remains are in Yakutia, the coldest place in Russia.
The park could also house cave lions and missing horses, which scientists are trying to replicate from 40,000-year-old remains.
American experts are also working to return the mammoths.
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