Introduction: Bringin' it Back Extinction may not be forever / The Science of De-extinction / The human genome project / How to choose what to bring back Chapter 1: The King of the Dinosaurs The demise of the dinosaurs and their lasting legacy / What could possibly go wrong? / Candidates for resurrection / How to care for your dinosaur / The science of dinosaur de-extinction. Chapter 2: The King of the Ancient Humans The discovery of Neanderthals / I want my mummy / Could we clone a Neanderthal? / What's in it for them? / How would a Neanderthal fare today? Chapter 3: The King of the Elephants The giant animals of the late Pleistocene / Meet the mammophant / Pleistocene Park / Sea-cow resurgence Chapter 4: The King of the Birds The story of the Dodo / The Great Comeback - the Passenger Pigeon / As undead as a Dodo / Could the Dodo get its own back? Chapter 5: Australia's King of Beasts . and the Gastric Brooding Frog Benjamin - last of the Thylacines / Thank heavens for alcohol / Reviving the Thylacine from a pickled pup / Call the Midwife: Return of the gastric brooding frog. Chapter 6: The King of Rock 'n' Roll The Malthusian growth model of Elvis / A brief history of human cloning / The Second Comeback Special / Resurrecting humans / Legal, ethical and technical issues. Chapter 7: All Shook Up We are more than our genes / The role of epigenetics / The torrid tale of the Burcardo Chapter 8: It's Now or Never Just because we could, should we? The ethics of de-extinction / Likely candidates / The hurdles / The future of conservation / Has Elvis really left the building?.