Colossal Biosciences Adds the Iconic Bluebuck to Its De-Extinction Portfolio

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. The bluebuck joins Colossal's ongoing work on the woolly mammoth, dodo,