We’ve seen Game Of Thrones and secretly dreamed about what it would be like to have an absolutely massive dire wolf as a pet.

As for the decision to bring back a predator known to be 20 percent larger than a gray wolf — the largest living canine — Lamm says dire wolves aren’t anything for humans to feel nervous ...

As for the decision to bring back a predator known to be 20 percent larger than a gray wolf — the largest living canine — Lamm says dire wolves aren’t anything for humans to feel nervous ...

From Ancient DNA to Three Living Pups. The dire wolf ... For comparison, red wolves—one of the largest existing wolf species—typically weigh just 35 to 45 pounds at that age.

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025.