But now, they’re much more than characters in a hit television show.
The de-extinction company announced that it had successfully birthed three dire wolves, a landmark achievement.
Domestic dogs acted as surrogates and gave birth to three litters.
3-month-old dire wolf
Colossal has made headlines for years with its plans to bring back long-extinct species like thewoolly mammothand thedodo.
Most recently, they’ve created amouse hybrid with thick hairlike a woolly mammoth.
And in this case, Colossal hasn’t just focused on a pre-historic species.
15-day-old dire wolf puppy
Colossal believes the genetic work that it does can help species like the red wolf survive.
A capability that is growing exponentially.
However, not all scientists agree that what Colossal is doing is the path forward.
5-month-old dire wolf
However, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who has the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service under his umbrella, is enthusiastic about Colossal’s progress.
I could not be more proud of the team.
This massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our end-to-end de-extinction technology stack works.
