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Game Of Thrones author George R.R. Martin meets genetically engineered dire wolf pups • Apr. 9, 2025, 5:44 AM ET (Straits Times)
Game of Thrones wolves brought back from extinction • Apr. 7, 2025, 1:14 PM ET (The Telegraph)
‘Game of Thrones’ actress Natalie Dormer talks new film ‘Audrey’s Children’ • Mar. 26, 2025, 3:34 PM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
'We'll try to keep The Dark Hedges around as long as we can' • Mar. 25, 2025, 9:58 AM ET (BBC)

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