Dire wolves prowled the Earth around 300,000 years ago, but thanks to fossil records—and Game of Thrones—their legend lives on. | National Geographic

New, never-before-seen footage of Khaleesi, the first de-extinct female dire wolf, growing up. Here’s a rare look at months 1 through 3—from socialization to the start of the ranking phase. She’s growing fast, but if she gets any cuter we’re printing calendars. | Colossal Biosciences

Dire wolves went extinct 10,000 years ago, but now a genetic engineering company has brought back a very close approximation of the wolves using DNA extracted from two fossils. | Access

WATCH: FIRST DIRE WOLF HOWL AFTER OVER 10,000 YEARS 🐺 Colossal Biosciences gives a glimpse of the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years as they reveal the world’s first de-extinct animals Romulus and Remus, who were born on October 1, 2024. “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,” according to the America