In a preserve at an undisclosed location, two so-called dire wolves roam, eat, and play, blissfully unaware that their existence has ignited a heated scientific and ethical debate. According to ...

Earlier this week, Colossal Biosciences claimed that they'd brought the dire wolf back from extinction after some 12,000 years. They debuted photos of five-month-old Romulus and Remus, two fluffy, ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colossal Biosciences, the world’s only de-extinction company, today announces the rebirth of the once extinct dire wolf, the world’s first successfully de-extincted animal.

For over 200,000 years, dire wolves roamed across North America—from southern Alberta, Canada to Florida, and even down into Chile. The ancient animals were megafauna hunters, ultimately disappearing ...

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Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer ...

Colossal Biosciences announced on April 7, 2025, that it had achieved what it calls the world’s first de-extinction through the birth of three dire wolves named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi. The same ...