Scientists Debate Claim That “Extinct” Dire Wolves Are Back ...

The dire wolves brought back from extinction earlier this year are on track with their milestones and have surpassed their cousin wolves in size in the process. On Wednesday, Sept. 3, Rob Keyes of ...

Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of three dire wolf pups it calls the world’s first “de-extinction,” claiming to have genetically engineered grey wolf embryos with traits from a predator that ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Dallas-based biotech company called Colossal Biosciences says it has produced “de-extinct” dire wolf pups using gene-editing ...

Neukgu, a wolf that escaped from Daejeon’s O-World zoo on Wednesday, is a descendant of wolves brought from Russia as part of ...