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I Have a Bone to Pick With the Scientists Bringing the Dire Wolf Back From Extinction
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The long-extinct dire wolf has been brought back to life in the U.S. after 13,000 years.
One of the three dire wolves has been named “Khaleesi” by a company called Colossal Biosciences.
It's obvious that one reason they chose dire wolves is that a bunch of them thought Game of Thrones was really cool.
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