Dire Wolves Back From Extinction: What YOU Need to Know

Dire Wolves Back From Extinction: What YOU Need to Know

The stuff of Ice Age legend is now a living, breathing reality—Dire Wolves are back, thanks to groundbreaking work by Colossal Biosciences! 🧬🐺

In this video, we break down everything YOU need to know about how this extinct predator has been brought back to life. Meet Remus and Romulus, the world’s first genetically resurrected Dire Wolf pups, and find out how science, synthetic biology, and ancient DNA made the impossible… possible.

🔍 What you'll learn:

- How Colossal Biosciences used ancient DNA to recreate the Dire Wolf
- The key differences between Dire Wolves and modern Gray Wolves
- Where the pups are living and how they’re being cared for
- What this means for the future of de-extinction and conservation
- Ethical questions and scientific breakthroughs you won’t want to miss
Remus and Romulus aren’t just symbols of what’s possible—they’re the start of a bold new era in wildlife science.

Subscribe to @itiscolossal to follow the pups journey!

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[marym]

Thank you for advocating for wolves! I live in Colorado and we just started reintroducing wolves in the last two years. It’s so hard to see all the ignorant people who want to kill the wolves. They have no idea how important wolves are! If any of your viewers are in Colorado and are interested in seeing wolves or learning more about them, The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is a great sanctuary and very educational! *edit: I am specifically talking about the latter part of the video where Corbin explains that modern wolves are a keystone species.

[HillaryBTV]

Wow! I had no idea that they could get DNA from fossils! That’s amazing!

[Zack-the-raptor-and-his-gang]

Corbin, imagine if the Tyrannosaurus Rex was ressurected?

[felipesoriano]

The Scienctist were becoming Koki and Aviva from Wild Kratts ❤😂

[PrehistoricToys]

Is this how you make wolves?
Alan Grant: No this is how you play God

[VolthowlerYT]

When the dire wolves are soon going to be released into the wild, I have a feeling Corbin might have a dire wolf to take care of! I would be exited if that happened!

[beachgirl]

I can't wait to see a wooly mammoth. Bring back the northern white rhino.

[zIceV]

Few years later: T-Rex brought back from Extinction 😮

[shinyman]

This is the second time an animal has been revived. The first was the Iberian ibex. But it died shorty after

[jurashden]

When the dodo is brought back it will feel like Jurassic Park. I’m super excited for the mammoth

[ShubhamGaikwad-jlnu]

We have to accept the fact that, nothing is impossible for future humans.

[TheRubberDuck]

Being from the Carolina's I hope they bring back the Carolina Parakeet too... it went extinct because women in the late 1800's liked using them as decoration in their hats and as broaches ect... last known wild specimen killed in 1904, declared extinct in 1939

[Luke-ey]

This is always going to be a polarising topic. Some will agree some won’t. At the end of the day, if they’re reintroduced to control a species that will likely overproduce and become a pest to the point human culling laws will be brought into place. Then I’m all for this species being reintroduced from extinction to help maintain the ecosystem.

[Brownyman]

Given the phenotype is so good I'm comfortable with calling them "dire wolves"; despite knowing they are not 100% as such.

[TinyyProblemss]

I cant wait for the day dodo's are brought back, Ive always loved dodo's

[Hth.Studios]

Not sure about those years, but excellent video! So excited to see an animal back from extinction.

[bobboby]

They should bring back The thylacine it's one of my favorites and it actually was a creature that was living in extinct within our lifetime some say they're still catch some in Australia so if there is some survivors it would be good to make more of them. It is also known as the Tasmanian tiger or wolf

[elizabethjames]

Like this is cool and all bring back with the extinct animal but I feel like we should be focusing on making sure animals don’t go extinct in the first place which happens every single day

[twistoffate]

This has completely made my whole month. Unbelievably fabulous news. Cannot WAIT to see the Woolly Mammoth.

[theowl]

There is little doubt that my dog must be a Dire Wolf that escaped from the Lab....!!!! There is a picture of her on my channel.