There is a Reason the Woolly Mammoth is Extinct. Sure, maybe it’s simply because it couldn’t survive the ice age, but scientists want to clone a woolly mammoth. From a scientific point it sounds kind of cool, but from a “why would we want them back” kind of point, why would we want them back? Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)