[pierrem15]

They're not really Dire Wolves. While sharing about 98.8% of the genome with timber wolves, dire wolves have significant differences in the placement of the genes. They separated about 6 million years ago from other canids.

Those differences are comparable to those between a chimpanzee and a human. It's like creating a chimp and calling it a Neanderthal.

[Tellurian]

It's like creating a chimp and calling it a Neanderthal.

That's just a hush-hush government contract they have on the side: remake extra large and more intelligent chimps. They'll call them yetis.