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Did scientists really bring dire wolves back from extinction?
Breaking news: Dire wolves are still extinct. (Sorry.)
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Skulls of selected wolves and coyotes
The skull of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus), located on the far right, is...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Dire wolf
Dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus, also known as Canis dirus) from Rancho...
Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History, New York
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