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For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world thousands of years after it died off.
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The revival of the once-extinct dire wolf species has everyone saying the same thing on social media.

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The dire wolf, which went extinct 12,500 years ago, revived by biotech company
Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.
What are dire wolves? Extinct wolf popularized on 'Game of Thrones' brought back to life
Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth and dodo bird, has created three dire wolf pups. See why they went extinct, pics.
Have Dire Wolves, Which Went Extinct More Than 10,000 Years Ago, Really Been Brought Back to Life?
Pioneers in the science of "de-extinction," an American company has announced the births of three pups whose genes resemble those of a species that hasn't roamed Earth for millennia
Dire wolf brought back from extinction after 13,000 years: Should scientist bring back extinct animals?
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.
Dire Wolf Resurrected: Colossal's Breakthrough Sparks Debate As Musk Asks For Pet Mammoth
Elon Musk has joined the frenzy over the adorable dire wolves brought to life by a genetics and biosciences company, but their "de-extinction" has also raised concerns on whether it's a good thing or not to revive a long-extinct species.
Dire wolves have been 'resurrected': See how scientists used ancient DNA to create the pups
Three white puppies were born in the last six months, each through surrogate domestic dogs who had no idea they were carrying an extinct species.
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Dire wolf has been extinct for 13,000 years. Biotech company says they used de-extinction to revive it
“The de-extinction of the dire wolf and an end-to-end system for de-extinction is transformative and heralds an entirely new era of human stewardship of life,” said Dr. Christopher Mason, a scientific advisor and member of the board of observers for Colossal, per the company's website.
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