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Dire Wolves! They're Back?
30 minutes Posted May 29, 2025 at 9:00 am.
) Meet the pups
) Did we really bring back the dire wolf?
) Should we be doing this?
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This year there was huge news when scientists at the company called Collosal brought back the dire wolf! Some say these cute, white pups are not really dire wolves, but that didn't stop a huge media buzz. One of the wolves even made the cover of TIME Magazine … with the line "He's a dire wolf. The first to exist in 10,000 years. Endangered species could be changed forever." 
So, what exactly is going on here? Who is this company? And, is this a good idea or could it have dire consequences??  
This story comes to us from our friends at Vox's Today, Explained.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsTodayExplainedDireWolves 
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This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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