Beth Shapiro, chief science officer at Colossal and University of Georgia alumna, helped bring the species back to life ...

Three dire wolf pups are growing up fast after scientists claimed to have revived the ancient species in the world's first successful animal "de-extinction." Two male pups named Romulus and Remus are ...

The first two dire wolf pups were born via scheduled C-section on October 1, 2024. A third female pup, named Khaleesi after the Game of Thrones character, followed in January 2025.

The dire wolf, made famous in the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones," has been genetically-engineered by scientists in the U.S. after going extinct around 13,000 years ago.

Jerry Garcia in 1982. "Dire Wolf" stayed in the Grateful Dead's setlists from 1969 onward. - Credit: Clayton Call/Redferns/Getty Images OK, let’s face it. You heard the news about the return of ...

But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a mix of South American canids (the family of mammals such as wolfs and dogs) and a ...

So what exactly happened in the lab? Scientists at Colossal extracted ancient DNA from fossilised dire wolf remains, including a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old ear bone.