Colossal Biosciences says it revived the long-extinct dire wolf
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A dire wolf at roughly 5 months old. Photo: Photo: Courtesy of Colossal Biosciences
Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company attempting to bring back extinct animals, announced Monday the revival of the once long gone dire wolf.
What they're saying: "Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000 year old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies," Colossal CEO Ben Lamm said in a news release. The company is based in Dallas, with some employees in Austin.
Flashback: The wolves, thought to have been extinct for over 12,500 years, were as much as 25% larger than gray wolves and had a slightly wider head, light thick fur and stronger jaw.
What's happening: The wolves, including a pair of adolescent males born in October and named Romulus and Remus, are living on an ecological preserve — though the company didn't say where the preserve is located.
The bottom line: You can hear them howl here.