A heck of a lot of them did. When I was a kid, I was very impressed with the display of Dire Wolf skulls at the Tar Pits museum that, they say, are only a fraction of the DW skulls that have been found there:
Posted on 04/07/2025 10:34:20 AM PDT by Pollard
For more than a decade, scientists have chased the idea of reviving extinct species, a process sometimes called de-extinction. Now, a company called Colossal Biosciences appears to have done it, or something close, with the dire wolf, a giant, extinct species made famous by the television series “Game of Thrones.”
In 2021, a separate team of scientists managed to retrieve DNA from the fossils of dire wolves, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago. With the discovery of additional DNA, the Colossal researchers have now edited 20 genes of gray wolves to imbue the animals with key features of dire wolves. They then created embryos from the edited gray-wolf cells, implanted them in surrogate dog mothers and waited for them to give birth.
The result is three healthy wolves — two males that are 6 months old and one female that is 2 months old, named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi — that have some traits of dire wolves.
They are big, for one thing, and have dense, pale coats not found in gray wolves. Colossal, which was valued at $10 billion in January, is keeping the wolves on a private 2,000-acre facility at an undisclosed location in the northern United States.
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Like the old saying goes, “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it “.
Why do they always want to revive large and dangerous creatures? They can’t revive soft, small, cuddly, reliable, affectionate and/or delicious-tasting animals?
They died after getting stuck in the La Brea Tar Pits.
Love it! Yes, I worry, but it’s fascinating. Researched Minnesota wolves back in the day when I had a werewolf puppy movie script being agented in Hollywood. Filled the house with little wolf thingies and still fascinated by the creatures. From a VERY long distance away.
:)
“There have been several posts on this thread citing good reasons why we shouldn’t do these things.
I can’t think of a good reason why we should.”
Me either. I agree with you. But of course it is not done for any practical reason at all, it is purely done to get millions in funding from private and government sources.
I think a certain element of scientific hubris plays a part, too.
A heck of a lot of them did. When I was a kid, I was very impressed with the display of Dire Wolf skulls at the Tar Pits museum that, they say, are only a fraction of the DW skulls that have been found there:
Although... The military would love to someday have Dire Wolf/Human soldiers to let loose on the battlefield.
Are they this insane? Yes...
I want my velociraprtor and I want him now. The most effective security animal ever. Keeps out looters, burglars and trespassers.
That is what the competition of Scientific hubris is all about. Money, fame, and power.
[Are they absolutely savage with no inhibitions or fear of humans at all? Will these traits be passed on to the offspring?]
If they cross them with French Bulldogs, we’re doomed.
“I agree with your sentiment, what could possibly go wrong, something seems fundamentally wrong about bringing back to life extinct species, the went extinct for a reason.”
They didn’t bring an extinct species back to life.
Or Chow... Chows are one of the most aggressive I have ever personally dealt with.
No, I think there’s also an element of thought that goes “maybe we shouldn’t be doing this but, damn! look at these procedures!”
Humans always seem to want to push the envelope of what they can do, whether it’s wise or not.
“”or something close””
Most headlines said brought them back (period) and one said working on bringing them back(they’re now 6 months old)
NYT was actually the closest to the truth for once
Next the Short Faced Bear and the Smilodon family.
Since these critters are very hungry, they need snacks like Mammoths, Aurochs, and Giant Sloths.
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