09/04/2025
After 12,500 years of silence, a predator from the Ice Age is back. In a secret, highly secure location, three dire wolves—created by man, not nature—are now alive. These creatures, born from the genetic manipulation of gray wolves, carry the physical traits of their extinct ancestors, Aenocyon dirus, once the dominant hunter of North America. Larger, stronger, and with a crushing jaw, they embody the terrifying presence of a beast thought to have disappeared forever.Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences has made the unimaginable possible by rewriting the genome of a modern gray wolf, using fragments of ancient DNA. This isn’t a simple resurrection—it’s a hybrid, a new creation that blends the old with the new. What was once myth is now living and breathing again.But the return of these ancient creatures raises pressing ethical questions. What is the cost of playing with the past? Who decides where they belong, and how will their existence impact the world around them? As Colossal moves forward with plans to resurrect other extinct species like the woolly mammoth and the dodo, one thing is certain: we are entering a new age of de-extinction, and the question remains—what will we bring back next?
