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Scientists revive dire wolf species from ‘Game of Thrones’ in world’s first known ‘de-extinction’

It’s game of clones!

The dire wolf — a species that disappeared 13,000 years ago and was made famous by the beloved HBO series “Game of Thrones” — is making a comeback, thanks to the first-ever so-called “de-extinction.”

Three dire wolf pups — aptly named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi — were successfully born using DNA from ancient dire wolf fossils and genes from their closest living relative, the gray wolf.

The extraordinary results were revealed Monday by Colossal Biosciences, the same Texas-based genetic engineering company that created the adorable colossal woolly mouse.

“Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” said Colossal CEO Ben Lamm. “It was once said, ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Today, our team gets to unveil some of the magic they are working on and its broader impact on conservation.”

A genetic engineering company announced the birth of three dire wolf puppies in the world’s first successful “de-extinction.” Colossal Biosciences / Business Wire

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To create the painfully cute pups, Colossal cloned high-quality cell lines using somatic cell nuclear transfer into donor egg cells, and transferred them to a surrogate dog mom, who gave birth in January, according to the statement.

The ancient DNA was taken from a tooth fossil found in Ohio that is around 13,000 years old and an inner ear bone from Idaho, about 72,000 years old.

Dire wolves went extinct 13,000 years ago. Colossal Biosciences / Business Wire

The two six-month-old male wolves, Romulus and Remus, and female pup Khaleesi now reside in 2,000- plus acre “secure expansive ecological preserve” with 10 full-time staff to give them round-the-clock care, Colossal said.

Dire wolves have appeared in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series which the TV show is based on, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” In the show, the wolves are the sigil, or mascot, of House Stark.

Khaleesi is also named after the character, Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke in the series.

Despite their fictional significance, dire wolves were real-world predators that lurked across North America with mastodons and saber tooth tigers during the Ice Age. They hunted horses, bison and possibly mammoths, paleontologist Julie Meachen told the New York Times.

Dire wolves have appeared in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series which the TV show is based on, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Helen Sloan / HBO

After many of those prey became extinct due to human hunters, the dire wolf went extinct, and the gray wolf filled the “ecological void,” Meachen said.

Dire wolves are 25% larger than their gray wolf counterparts, with more muscular jaws and shoulders, biologists say.

Lamm and George Church, a Harvard Medical School biologist, founded the now $10 billion private company with the goal of bringing back the wooly mammoth, Bloomberg reported.

The company also has its eyes set on reviving the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and successfully genetically engineered the wooly mouse last month, which shares similar curly-haired features with wooly mammoths.

Dire wold pup Khaleesi is named after “Game of Thrones” character, Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke in the series. Colossal Biosciences

“The de-extinction of the dire wolf and an end-to-end system for de-extinction is transformative and heralds an entirely new era of human stewardship of life,” Dr Christopher Mason, a scientific advisor and member of the board of observers for Colossal, said in the statement.

“This is an extraordinary technological leap in genetic engineering efforts for both science and for conservation as well as preservation of life, and a wonderful example of the power of biotechnology to protect species, both extant and extinct,” Mason said.

Scientists revive dire wolf species from ‘Game of Thrones’ in world’s first known ‘de-extinction’

It’s game of clones!

The dire wolf — a species that disappeared 13,000 years ago and was made famous by the beloved HBO series “Game of Thrones” — is making a comeback, thanks to the first-ever so-called “de-extinction.”

Three dire wolf pups — aptly named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi — were successfully born using DNA from ancient dire wolf fossils and genes from their closest living relative, the gray wolf.

The extraordinary results were revealed Monday by Colossal Biosciences, the same Texas-based genetic engineering company that created the adorable colossal woolly mouse.

“Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” said Colossal CEO Ben Lamm. “It was once said, ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Today, our team gets to unveil some of the magic they are working on and its broader impact on conservation.”

A genetic engineering company announced the birth of three dire wolf puppies in the world’s first successful “de-extinction.” Colossal Biosciences / Business Wire

Explore More

To create the painfully cute pups, Colossal cloned high-quality cell lines using somatic cell nuclear transfer into donor egg cells, and transferred them to a surrogate dog mom, who gave birth in January, according to the statement.

The ancient DNA was taken from a tooth fossil found in Ohio that is around 13,000 years old and an inner ear bone from Idaho, about 72,000 years old.

Dire wolves went extinct 13,000 years ago. Colossal Biosciences / Business Wire

The two six-month-old male wolves, Romulus and Remus, and female pup Khaleesi now reside in 2,000- plus acre “secure expansive ecological preserve” with 10 full-time staff to give them round-the-clock care, Colossal said.

Dire wolves have appeared in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series which the TV show is based on, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” In the show, the wolves are the sigil, or mascot, of House Stark.

Khaleesi is also named after the character, Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke in the series.

Despite their fictional significance, dire wolves were real-world predators that lurked across North America with mastodons and saber tooth tigers during the Ice Age. They hunted horses, bison and possibly mammoths, paleontologist Julie Meachen told the New York Times.

Dire wolves have appeared in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series which the TV show is based on, “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Helen Sloan / HBO

After many of those prey became extinct due to human hunters, the dire wolf went extinct, and the gray wolf filled the “ecological void,” Meachen said.

Dire wolves are 25% larger than their gray wolf counterparts, with more muscular jaws and shoulders, biologists say.

Lamm and George Church, a Harvard Medical School biologist, founded the now $10 billion private company with the goal of bringing back the wooly mammoth, Bloomberg reported.

The company also has its eyes set on reviving the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, and successfully genetically engineered the wooly mouse last month, which shares similar curly-haired features with wooly mammoths.

Dire wold pup Khaleesi is named after “Game of Thrones” character, Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke in the series. Colossal Biosciences

“The de-extinction of the dire wolf and an end-to-end system for de-extinction is transformative and heralds an entirely new era of human stewardship of life,” Dr Christopher Mason, a scientific advisor and member of the board of observers for Colossal, said in the statement.

“This is an extraordinary technological leap in genetic engineering efforts for both science and for conservation as well as preservation of life, and a wonderful example of the power of biotechnology to protect species, both extant and extinct,” Mason said.

Modern Day Jurassic Park: Scientists Just Brought Back Dire Wolves…

Welcome to the new world, made of the old world…
The latest edition of Time Magazine was just released and gracing the cover is “Remus”, the first dire wolf to exist in over 10,000 years.
Yes, dire wolves were actual creatures that lived on earth a long time ago. While many may know them only from Game of Thrones, these super predators are much larger, stronger, faster, and violent than the wolves of today, which are absolutely no slouches in their own right.

TIME’s new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here’s what that means for other extinct species https://t.co/LQtosdfiEf pic.twitter.com/bv8EbeefuW
— TIME (@TIME) April 7, 2025

The article says dire wolves once roamed from Venezuela to Canada but went extinct over 10,000 years ago. However, DNA remained on the earth thanks to preserved carcasses, and a company call Colossal Biosciences is pulling a legit Jurassic Park by extracting those genes and making actual versions of creatures that once roamed all over this Earth, which is both incredible and extremely terrifying.
Using domestic dogs as surrogate mothers, Colossal scientists have created three dire wolves, Romulus and Remus (6 months old, already 4 feet long and 80 pounds) and Khaleesi (2 months old). Khaleesi is a great name by the way…
While the entire piece in Time is well worth the read, Colossal made a post on X giving the TL/DR of the process:
“The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA found in fossils dating back 11,500 and 72,000 years.
This moment marks not only a milestone for us as a company but also a leap forward for science, conservation, and humanity. From the beginning, our goal has been clear: “To revolutionize history and be the first company to use CRISPR technology successfully in the de-extinction of previously lost species.” By achieving this, we continue to push forward our broader mission on—accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state.”

SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024.
The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using… pic.twitter.com/wY4rdOVFRH
— Colossal Biosciences® (@colossal) April 7, 2025

Out of curiosity, I played the howling sounds to my dog, a 1 year old boxer/heeler/dobermann mix, and instantly she shot up from her mid-morning nap and began cowering in the corner of the couch.
Looks like the wild instincts haven’t been bred out of our dogs quite yet…

Played this for my dog and she cowered into the couch corner… those instincts aren’t dead yet https://t.co/XPwK5JIApT pic.twitter.com/Qm3kjp9GEQ
— Andrew Mies (@andrew_mies) April 7, 2025

As you might expect, there’s a lot of opinions flying around regarding a species literally being brought out of a 10 millennia long extinction… My opinion? It’s undeniably cool and there are certainly a ton of great applications for the technology, such as saving modern species that may otherwise go extinct. Now, you can argue that this will make the argument for naturally conserving habitat and endangered animals hard to make. Why spend all that money to rebuild, why limit industry and economic opportunity to save whatever animal in the ways we’ve done before when we can just capture one, pull out the DNA, and start making a ton of new ones? Can easily see some big businesses arguing this when their profit margins are being hampered by those pesky environmentalists.
Also, it’s certainly a bit like playing God, which will forever make me nervous. Should we really be messing with animal creation and gene editing? The cat is out of the bag for the most part, but I believe we should still be caretakers, not creators, of the Earth and its resources.
Comments have been pouring in online about the reintroduction of the dire wolf, many referencing Jurassic Park, especially the iconic Dr. Malcomb quote about “if they should”… Here’s a few that caught my eye:

This is so cool but I have to post the Jeff Goldblum quote I’m sorry https://t.co/VlQxhufVmK pic.twitter.com/2b9IzZNtqg
— pjeffa (,) (@jeff82874662) April 7, 2025

winter is coming https://t.co/w8OllIS3p3 pic.twitter.com/PfZQObKUwn
— brentius (@brentius_) April 7, 2025

Looking forward to being mangled by a stray velociraptor while waiting my turn in the bread lines. https://t.co/bR3aLPO11s
— Tyler Austin Harper (@Tyler_A_Harper) April 7, 2025

https://t.co/uHSTRPK6E1 pic.twitter.com/jwctYH6lJA
— Greater Pennsylvania (@PennMaxxing) April 7, 2025

a new technology giving humans godlike power, ushered in by a vivified dire wolf — surely this not a foreboding sign of the consequences to come https://t.co/ajvgIrG71b
— Good Pyre (@GoodPyre) April 7, 2025

Without question, things are moving very, very quickly right now…
Whether this is good or bad is yet to be seen, but the company is not slowing down. They have plans to recreate wooly mammoths, thylacines, dodos, and other “forgotten” species.
The world never ceases to be absolutely, incredible, downright wild.

Modern Day Jurassic Park: Scientists Just Brought Back Dire Wolves…

Welcome to the new world, made of the old world…
The latest edition of Time Magazine was just released and gracing the cover is “Remus”, the first dire wolf to exist in over 10,000 years.
Yes, dire wolves were actual creatures that lived on earth a long time ago. While many may know them only from Game of Thrones, these super predators are much larger, stronger, faster, and violent than the wolves of today, which are absolutely no slouches in their own right.

TIME’s new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here’s what that means for other extinct species https://t.co/LQtosdfiEf pic.twitter.com/bv8EbeefuW
— TIME (@TIME) April 7, 2025

The article says dire wolves once roamed from Venezuela to Canada but went extinct over 10,000 years ago. However, DNA remained on the earth thanks to preserved carcasses, and a company call Colossal Biosciences is pulling a legit Jurassic Park by extracting those genes and making actual versions of creatures that once roamed all over this Earth, which is both incredible and extremely terrifying.
Using domestic dogs as surrogate mothers, Colossal scientists have created three dire wolves, Romulus and Remus (6 months old, already 4 feet long and 80 pounds) and Khaleesi (2 months old). Khaleesi is a great name by the way…
While the entire piece in Time is well worth the read, Colossal made a post on X giving the TL/DR of the process:
“The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using genetic edits derived from a complete dire wolf genome, meticulously reconstructed by Colossal from ancient DNA found in fossils dating back 11,500 and 72,000 years.
This moment marks not only a milestone for us as a company but also a leap forward for science, conservation, and humanity. From the beginning, our goal has been clear: “To revolutionize history and be the first company to use CRISPR technology successfully in the de-extinction of previously lost species.” By achieving this, we continue to push forward our broader mission on—accepting humanity’s duty to restore Earth to a healthier state.”

SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024.
The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using… pic.twitter.com/wY4rdOVFRH
— Colossal Biosciences® (@colossal) April 7, 2025

Out of curiosity, I played the howling sounds to my dog, a 1 year old boxer/heeler/dobermann mix, and instantly she shot up from her mid-morning nap and began cowering in the corner of the couch.
Looks like the wild instincts haven’t been bred out of our dogs quite yet…

Played this for my dog and she cowered into the couch corner… those instincts aren’t dead yet https://t.co/XPwK5JIApT pic.twitter.com/Qm3kjp9GEQ
— Andrew Mies (@andrew_mies) April 7, 2025

As you might expect, there’s a lot of opinions flying around regarding a species literally being brought out of a 10 millennia long extinction… My opinion? It’s undeniably cool and there are certainly a ton of great applications for the technology, such as saving modern species that may otherwise go extinct. Now, you can argue that this will make the argument for naturally conserving habitat and endangered animals hard to make. Why spend all that money to rebuild, why limit industry and economic opportunity to save whatever animal in the ways we’ve done before when we can just capture one, pull out the DNA, and start making a ton of new ones? Can easily see some big businesses arguing this when their profit margins are being hampered by those pesky environmentalists.
Also, it’s certainly a bit like playing God, which will forever make me nervous. Should we really be messing with animal creation and gene editing? The cat is out of the bag for the most part, but I believe we should still be caretakers, not creators, of the Earth and its resources.
Comments have been pouring in online about the reintroduction of the dire wolf, many referencing Jurassic Park, especially the iconic Dr. Malcomb quote about “if they should”… Here’s a few that caught my eye:

This is so cool but I have to post the Jeff Goldblum quote I’m sorry https://t.co/VlQxhufVmK pic.twitter.com/2b9IzZNtqg
— pjeffa (,) (@jeff82874662) April 7, 2025

winter is coming https://t.co/w8OllIS3p3 pic.twitter.com/PfZQObKUwn
— brentius (@brentius_) April 7, 2025

Looking forward to being mangled by a stray velociraptor while waiting my turn in the bread lines. https://t.co/bR3aLPO11s
— Tyler Austin Harper (@Tyler_A_Harper) April 7, 2025

https://t.co/uHSTRPK6E1 pic.twitter.com/jwctYH6lJA
— Greater Pennsylvania (@PennMaxxing) April 7, 2025

a new technology giving humans godlike power, ushered in by a vivified dire wolf — surely this not a foreboding sign of the consequences to come https://t.co/ajvgIrG71b
— Good Pyre (@GoodPyre) April 7, 2025

Without question, things are moving very, very quickly right now…
Whether this is good or bad is yet to be seen, but the company is not slowing down. They have plans to recreate wooly mammoths, thylacines, dodos, and other “forgotten” species.
The world never ceases to be absolutely, incredible, downright wild.

Dire Wolf Brought Back To Life, Scientists Claim In Historic First Species De-Extinction

Colossal Biosciences announced the revival of the long-extinct wolf species in a news release on Monday, April 7. Three dire wolf pups were born at a private ecological preserve in Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.The wolves are named Romulus and Remus – mythological figures in the city of Rome’s origin story – and Khaleesi, the “Mother of Dragons” from the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”.
The pups now live on the 2,000-acre preserve, which is monitored by drones, cameras, and 10-foot fencing.”I could not be more proud of the team,” said Colossal CEO Ben Lamm. “This massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our end-to-end de-extinction technology stack works.”The company used ancient DNA from fossils and 20 precise gene edits to a gray wolf’s genetic code to bring the Ice Age predators back to life.
“Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” Lamm said. “It was once said, ‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Today, our team gets to unveil some of the magic they are working on and its broader impact on conservation.”Dire wolves have been prevalent in pop culture, especially through portrayals on “Game of Thrones”, along with the video game “World of Warcraft” and role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons”. Often considered a myth, the real wolf went extinct about 10,000 years ago, according to the National Park Service.”Game of Thrones” creator George R.R. Martin is a Colossal investor and cultural advisor.”Many people view dire wolves as mythical creatures that only exist in a fantasy world, but in reality, they have a rich history of contributing to the American ecosystem,” said Martin. “I get the luxury to write about magic, but Ben and Colossal have created magic by bringing these majestic beasts back to our world.”
Colossal also birthed two litters of critically endangered red wolves, using the same non-invasive cloning technology. The litters include one female, Hope, and three males named Blaze, Cinder, and Ash.Only about 20 red wolves are left in North America.”I never thought I might live in a time when we have the science to bring back those species and restore them to selected sections of their former homeland,” said Rick McIntyre, a world-renowned author and wolf behavior expert. “I have a dream that some time in the near future I can go back to Alaska, or a similar place in Northern Europe or Asia, and see those extinct species that have been brought back thanks to science. When that happens, I will begin to study the behavior of dire wolves.”The project is also a major leap forward for cloning and genome editing. Colossal said it used gray wolves as a genetic base and edited in 15 ancient gene variants to recreate extinct features like body size, jaw strength, and coat color.
The result: dire wolves with light-colored fur, wide skulls, and thick coats – traits scientists believe helped the species survive the Ice Age.”Today’s dire wolf announcement represents an exciting scientific step and demonstrates the power and possibilities of genetic technologies,” said Barney Long, senior director of conservation strategy for Re:wild. “These technologies will likely transform the conservation of critically endangered species that still exist, and we are excited to apply them to prevent extinctions. “From restoring lost genes into small, inbred populations to inserting disease resistance into imperiled species, the genetic technologies being developed by Colossal have immense potential to greatly speed up the recovery of species on the brink of extinction.”
Harvard University geneticist and Colossal co-founder George Church said the dire wolves are “the largest number of precise genomic edits in a healthy vertebrate so far.”Colossal’s preserve, certified by the American Humane Society, includes on-site vet care, storm shelters, and natural dens. The company says the wolves will live out their lives there and may eventually be introduced into larger protected ecosystems, potentially including Indigenous land.Mark Fox, tribal chair of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, said the dire wolf’s return also carries cultural weight. 
“The de-extinction of the dire wolf is more than a biological revival,” he said. “Its birth symbolizes a reawakening – a return of an ancient spirit to the world. The dire wolf carries the echoes of our ancestors, their wisdom, and their connection to the wild.”Its presence would remind us of our responsibility as stewards of the Earth – to protect not just the wolf, but the delicate balance of life itself. The work of the team at Colossal Biosciences is not only significant to our lands and people, but for conservation efforts across the globe. The ability for technological innovation to bring forth something so culturally and spiritually significant to indigenous people is paralleled by the far-reaching impacts that this technology provides for the future of stewardship on our planet in species diversity and conservation.”Colossal says it will share more information about the wolves “in the coming months” after monitoring their health and development.

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Dire Wolf Brought Back To Life, Scientists Claim In Historic First Species De-Extinction

Colossal Biosciences announced the revival of the long-extinct wolf species in a news release on Monday, April 7. Three dire wolf pups were born at a private ecological preserve in Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.The wolves are named Romulus and Remus – mythological figures in the city of Rome’s origin story – and Khaleesi, the “Mother of Dragons” from the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones”.
The pups now live on the 2,000-acre preserve, which is monitored by drones, cameras, and 10-foot fencing.”I could not be more proud of the team,” said Colossal CEO Ben Lamm. “This massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our end-to-end de-extinction technology stack works.”The company used ancient DNA from fossils and 20 precise gene edits to a gray wolf’s genetic code to bring the Ice Age predators back to life.
“Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” Lamm said. “It was once said, ‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Today, our team gets to unveil some of the magic they are working on and its broader impact on conservation.”Dire wolves have been prevalent in pop culture, especially through portrayals on “Game of Thrones”, along with the video game “World of Warcraft” and role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons”. Often considered a myth, the real wolf went extinct about 10,000 years ago, according to the National Park Service.”Game of Thrones” creator George R.R. Martin is a Colossal investor and cultural advisor.”Many people view dire wolves as mythical creatures that only exist in a fantasy world, but in reality, they have a rich history of contributing to the American ecosystem,” said Martin. “I get the luxury to write about magic, but Ben and Colossal have created magic by bringing these majestic beasts back to our world.”
Colossal also birthed two litters of critically endangered red wolves, using the same non-invasive cloning technology. The litters include one female, Hope, and three males named Blaze, Cinder, and Ash.Only about 20 red wolves are left in North America.”I never thought I might live in a time when we have the science to bring back those species and restore them to selected sections of their former homeland,” said Rick McIntyre, a world-renowned author and wolf behavior expert. “I have a dream that some time in the near future I can go back to Alaska, or a similar place in Northern Europe or Asia, and see those extinct species that have been brought back thanks to science. When that happens, I will begin to study the behavior of dire wolves.”The project is also a major leap forward for cloning and genome editing. Colossal said it used gray wolves as a genetic base and edited in 15 ancient gene variants to recreate extinct features like body size, jaw strength, and coat color.
The result: dire wolves with light-colored fur, wide skulls, and thick coats – traits scientists believe helped the species survive the Ice Age.”Today’s dire wolf announcement represents an exciting scientific step and demonstrates the power and possibilities of genetic technologies,” said Barney Long, senior director of conservation strategy for Re:wild. “These technologies will likely transform the conservation of critically endangered species that still exist, and we are excited to apply them to prevent extinctions. “From restoring lost genes into small, inbred populations to inserting disease resistance into imperiled species, the genetic technologies being developed by Colossal have immense potential to greatly speed up the recovery of species on the brink of extinction.”
Harvard University geneticist and Colossal co-founder George Church said the dire wolves are “the largest number of precise genomic edits in a healthy vertebrate so far.”Colossal’s preserve, certified by the American Humane Society, includes on-site vet care, storm shelters, and natural dens. The company says the wolves will live out their lives there and may eventually be introduced into larger protected ecosystems, potentially including Indigenous land.Mark Fox, tribal chair of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, said the dire wolf’s return also carries cultural weight. 
“The de-extinction of the dire wolf is more than a biological revival,” he said. “Its birth symbolizes a reawakening – a return of an ancient spirit to the world. The dire wolf carries the echoes of our ancestors, their wisdom, and their connection to the wild.”Its presence would remind us of our responsibility as stewards of the Earth – to protect not just the wolf, but the delicate balance of life itself. The work of the team at Colossal Biosciences is not only significant to our lands and people, but for conservation efforts across the globe. The ability for technological innovation to bring forth something so culturally and spiritually significant to indigenous people is paralleled by the far-reaching impacts that this technology provides for the future of stewardship on our planet in species diversity and conservation.”Colossal says it will share more information about the wolves “in the coming months” after monitoring their health and development.

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