The startup that cried dire wolf

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2025-04-25

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Colossal says it's brought the dire wolf back from extinction — but the accuracy of that claim and the ethics of de-extinction are in question. 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. Further reading: The Dire Wolf Is Back. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Colossal’s Dire Wolves, Romulus and Remus, at one month old. Photo credit Business Wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Direwolves.

  • Not just a thing from Game of Thrones.

  • Not just Jon Snow's best friend.

  • Direwolves walked the Americas for millennia up until about 14,000 years ago when maybe their primary food source dried up or humans hunted them to extinction.

  • No one was taking notes.

  • But we know they were a bit bigger than gray wolves.

  • They ate a lot of meat and their bite could crush bones.

  • And now we know that apparently direwolves are back?

  • A startup called Colossal says they've brought these pups back from extinction.

  • They say they've got three of them, but are these direwolves they brought back actually direwolves?

  • And whether they are or aren't, should we be trying to bring direwolves back?

  • Like, why?

  • We are going to ask on Today Explained.

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