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The First Dire Wolf Howl in Over 10,000 Years (youtu.be)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They edited gray wolf dna. Can they really be called dire wolves?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

They’re even careful to say “traits of dire wolves” but sensationalism gonna be sensational.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Imo, no. But I'm no scientist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can't believe Jurassic Park is no longer a fiction.

In all seriousness, I don't understand why anyone would want to reintroduce species that were extinct for millions of years (with no regards to existing ecosystems it seems), nor how such a company is able to fund this endeavor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They were extinct for 12,000 and we're the cause. We ate all the megafauna to extinction and settled on farming when the weather got warm. Dire wolves weren't so lucky

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The millions of years I was referring to was the Mammoth project the same company plans to revive has well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

We also hunted mammoths to extinction