By: Gabriela Barros and Helena Braga (Grade 4)

The Dire Wolf was brought back to life, how is that possible? The species became extinct around 12.500 years ago, and the company that did that was colossal Bioscience. They analyzed and decoded the DNA of dire wolf fossils and then reunited the genetic code of common gray wolves to combine and used domestic dogs as mothers for them. They brought three dire wolf pups back to life, named: Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

This animal was an extinct species of canine. This species was adaptable and lived in a variety of habitats across North and South America, more specifically in plains, grasslands, forested mountains and tropical marshes. They are between 125 and 175 pounds and height around 38 inches. Dire wolves were the most common predators found in America, they are known for hunting large herbivores.

The company said that they don’t want to stop there, and they are thinking about the possibility of bringing back the mammoth and the dodo. This technology is not only very dangerous because we still don’t know the risks of “playing God” and creating animals whose behaviour we don’t really know and which have been extinct for centuries, but also the dire wolf is considered a dangerous animal and was a natural large predator, capable of hunting larger preys, and his jaws were adapted to crush bones, which made them a threat to other animals and potentially humans. But this science can also be very positive and be used as a last resource to bring back recent species to life that were extinct because of human activity such as deforestation, hunting, etc.

So, it is super necessary to think if this type of science is really necessary. Is it worth risking human life by playing “God” and bringing extinct animals back?

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