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For over 200,000 years, dire wolves roamed across North America. The ancient animals were megafauna hunters, ultimately disappearing about 13,000 years ago. Yet last week, the company Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected dire wolves by giving modern gray wolves DNA extracted from dire wolf fossils. The resulting trio, named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, has taken the internet by storm. So are dire wolves actually back? Head to the link in bio to see how the “de-extinct” pups compare to the real thing. Photographs by Colossal

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Misinformation rife these days just for engagement. Dire wolf dna eve. What's left of it is too degraded to clone. This is basically gray wolf with some dire wolf characteristics.

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Saved you a click: “No”

Brandon Williamson
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It's not. Dire wolves Aren't even wolves, they're a different genus

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From what I've understood from people who know more than me; the 'dire wolves' were born from a surrogate mother, gene edited meticulously to express 20 key dire wolf genes recreated from the encoded dire wolf DNA extracted from fossils. So I'm no expert on the subject, but I would deign to debate that while it's certainly not a *true* dire wolf, it's certainly not just a regular grey wolf and it's definitely not a dog. It's... something new

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No. Next question

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All I know is that scientists put a lot of effort into things no one asked for. Maybe they should focus on other things more important

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There are no actual dire wolf genes present in these animals, they are genes from modern dogs selected for their morphological similarity to dire wolves.

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No but it is a cutie pie

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No

Stefano Daza Arango
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“WE ARE SO BACK” - Dire Wolves

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Hodor

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Winter Is Coming

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This is a No for me. This is not a resurrected Dire Wolf. What we’re looking at is a genetically modified Gray Wolf, selectively engineered for specific traits. While interesting from a biotech standpoint, this isn’t a victory for conservation folks, this is merely a detour. If we’re serious about preserving biodiversity, our focus should be on protecting existing wolf populations through evidence-based conservation policies. That means investing in habitat preservation, enforcing stronger wildlife protection laws (No Hunting of Wolves) and implementing real consequences for illegal hunting. Supporting the survival of wild wolf species today does more for the planet than creating lab-born versions of the past. Wouldn’t you agree, @doc_tellez13

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Scientists don't even agree on what a species is, so this debate will never end.

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Idk but it’s cute.

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