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The Dire Wolf is Back After 10,000+ Years time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=science_animals&linkId=792476596

1734 sats \ 15 comments \ @kr 7 Apr science

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @gmd 7 Apr

I don't care what happened in Jurassic Park this is really cool...

edit: ahhh i guess Game of Thrones threw me off, they're not as big as I thought:

On average, direwolves stood about 2.5 to 3 feet tall at the shoulder (around 76–91 cm) and measured approximately 5 to 5.5 feet in length (1.5–1.7 meters) from nose to tail base. Their weight is estimated to have ranged between 125 to 175 pounds (57–79 kg), though some larger specimens might have pushed closer to 200 pounds (90 kg). For comparison, a modern gray wolf typically weighs 70–145 pounds (32–66 kg) and is slightly smaller in stature.

130 sats \ 5 replies \ @siggy47 7 Apr

Don't murder me:

72 sats \ 4 replies \ @Jer 7 Apr

Beat me to it.

41 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 7 Apr

We might be the only two here who know that song.

36 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jer 7 Apr

There’s no accounting for taste

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 7 Apr

I wonder if these wolves will be released in Fennario?

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 7 Apr

Stumped me. I don't know this track.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 7 Apr

fuck... you read this shit/tampering with extinct DNA, and Jurassic Park doesn't pop riiight into your head?

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 7 Apr

The scientists then rewrote the 14 key genes in the cell’s nucleus to match those of the dire wolf; no ancient dire wolf DNA was actually spliced into the gray wolf’s genome.

"Key genes" makes me wonder how much these wolves are representative of dire wolves. It sounds like there are more than 14 genes that are distinct from grey wolf genes.

Whether the existing dire wolves or others Colossal might produce will be allowed to mate and spawn a next generation of wolves naturally is not yet known. Handlers can monitor the female estrous cycles and separate the animals at key times or employ contraceptive implants that keep the wolves from producing young until it is determined whether they have any abnormalities that could be passed on.

Straight out of Jurassic Park.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 7 Apr

Cool.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 7 Apr

It would be interesting if they bring back the dodo. They were supposedly very tasty.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 7 Apr

Would be really cool to see extinct animals brought back to life, it would also be fun to see how many of our estimated illustrations of such animals are actually accurate

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 7 Apr

They did go extinct for a reason, though. I heard they couldnt fly. It would be nice to see some animals, but can they actually harvest viable dna of the animals that are already extinct?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @jgbtc 7 Apr

My pet theory is that dodos were super annoying and our ancestors purposely wiped them out because they were trying to do us a favor. We'll bring them back and find out they make some horrible screeching noise that makes our ears bleed or something.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 7 Apr

That would be hilarious if they breed them and they turn out to be super annoying.