Dire wolves were much larger than the non-extinct gray wolf; they weighed anywhere from 130 to 150 pounds, stood about three feet at the shoulder and were about six feet long.

Three dire wolf pups are growing up fast after scientists claimed to have revived the ancient species in the world's first successful animal "de-extinction." Two male pups named Romulus and Remus ...

Researchers believe the dire wolf lineage split from the one leading to gray wolves — which did not go extinct — about 5.5 million years ago and remained isolated despite overlapping territory ...

Colossal Biosciences shared an update on the dire wolves they brought back from extinction; three pups, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, that have doubled in size over the past 6 months ...

Dire wolves, brought back into the spotlight through recent cloning efforts, are often portrayed as the greatest of prehistoric canines. Yet, even the largest dire wolf would pale in comparison to ...

The dire wolf went extinct 13,000 years ago. What to know about this colossal beast Janet Loehrke USA TODAY Hear this story ...

Scientists trying to bring back dire wolves For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world thousands of years after it died ...

Colossal used a gray wolf genome – which is 99.5% identical to the dire wolf genomes – and edited the genome to make it even more similar to the extinct dire wolf, altering their size and ...

The dire wolf pups live on an ecological preserve over 2,000 acres in size, where they are tended to by a 10-member full-time care staff and monitored using cameras, security personnel and drones.