[netcan]

Enormous number of edits needed to achieve what specifically? Hairiness?

OOH... any hairy elephant they produce will be "mammoth enough" for most. Elephant + Hairy = Mammoth. It won't be the same species/subspecies as extinct mammoths, but it'll be a mammoth.

OTOH, any number of edits will be insufficient for others. It won't be the extinct species, just an artificial hybrid.

IMO... this is one that's best left as a fantasy. The moment there a little herd of resurrected mammals exist in a zoo as real life animals is the moment the mystique will dissipate.

[Suppafly]

>OTOH, any number of edits will be insufficient for others. It won't be the extinct species, just an artificial hybrid.

I think there is a sweet spot where most people would consider it to be an un-extincted mammoth vs just an elephant that was bred for extra hair.