Scientists say they have restored 12,000 years ago. wolves that have disappeared years

Scientists of Dallas (Texas State, USA) Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences have restored three large wolf chicks using DNA, cloning and gene editing technologies to change the Gray Wolf, the closest prehistoric of the Great Wolf, the CNN. The result is a hybrid species, with its appearance similar to the extinct predecessor.

This extinct type of wolf can be recognized by many from the HBO series « Thrones Wars », in which they played an important role and became a symbol of the Stark tribe.

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These wolves were the biggest predators that once wandered in North America. Aenocyon Dirius were larger than gray wolves and had a slightly wider head, a light thick coat and a stronger jaw.

« Our team took the DNA of 13,000 years of tooth and 72,000 years of skull and created healthy wolf chicks, » said Ben Lammas, founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences.

Where three little ones live – they are not announced, but they are constantly monitored by staff, drones and cameras.

Colossal Biosciences CNN confirmed that it used dogs – especially large, mixed breeds.

Two big wolves chicks were born in 2024. October 1, 2025. January 30 Wolves to name Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

The company hopes that the same technologies that have created the big wolf can directly help with endangered animals.

From 2021, Colossal Biosciences aims to raise a mammoth, a bird Dodo and a Tasmania tiger.