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The genetics startup Colossal has re-created dire wolves—a species that went extinct some 12,000 years ago. The company is also working on the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.
The Dire Wolf Is Back
Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s extinct ancestors. Is the woolly mammoth next?
www.newyorker.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The genetics startup Colossal has re-created dire wolves—a species that went extinct some 12,000 years ago. The company is also working on the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.