Colossal’s stated goal is not to simply bring these creatures back for vibes; its contention is that reintroducing the species to their respective habitats would help restore a certain amount of normalcy to those environments. Similarly, it will be difficult to know whether a proxy thylacine, dodo, or mammoth is behaving as a bonafide version of the animal may have behaved. Whether or not proxy species are actually produced by startups like Colossal, genetics research done in the name of creating them could help us better understand the relationships between species and how to protect living creatures from threats like disease