The Dire Wolf Story: What do you know about the reawakened ‘extinct’ cat? (PHOTOS)

 On Easter Monday, I was at Heuraka, the science museum located in Vantaa, Finland, alongside members of the family and friends. While at the museum, we saw several magnanimous creatures in the exhibition room, the scenery was quite exhilarating. Specifically, scientists mentioned that they are  seeking various methodologies to reinstate them by bringing them back to life. It would be interesting to see what the future holds.

Some of the notable creatures are the woolly mammoth, Hippidion, Saber-toothed cat, etc. There’ll be another article about my observation and documentation from the museum, however, this particular piece is for the ‘de-extincted’ big cat, the dire wolf.


An animal that has been extinct for almost tens of centuries. It is interesting to read the research results about the carnivorous breed. Also, during a conversation with an instructor or facilitator at the museum, she explained why scientists were interested in bringing the animal back into existence.

A fierce and vicious animal, at the science exhibition, the facilitator explained the strength of the dire wolf and how they suddenly went into extinction until they were reintroduced earlier in April 2025.




Watching the official launch of the robotic dire wolf several weeks after the extinct animal became reinstated was fun, but at the same time, it makes you question why scientists are interested in bringing this particular coterie of animals back to life.


What Do You Know About The Dire Wolf?
A cub and dire wolf
Until 2025, the dire wolf is an extinct species of canine that was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs. The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found.

Pop culture made the dire wolf even more famous thanks to Game of Thrones, where they’re portrayed as massive, almost mythic creatures—fierce, loyal, and connected to the Stark family.




According to Time Magazine, the dire wolf isn’t the only animal that Colossal, which was founded in 2021 and currently employs 130 scientists, wants to bring back. Also on their de-extinction wish list are the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. Already, in March, the company surprised the science community with the news that it had copied mammoth DNA to create a woolly mammoth, a chimeric critter with the long, golden coat and the accelerated fat metabolism of the mammoth.

It is interesting to note that I saw mock creatures of these extinct animals while at the museum. It would be interesting to see how far science can go with its inventions shortly.

A cub

See more of these images below:
What do you know about the Woolly Mammoth?


Wholly Mammoth

The animal exhibition room




Stay tuned and keep checking out The Uprising Platform for further information on storytelling and documentation for broader knowledge.





Comments

  1. MosesApril 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM

    From they don’t bring about geographical and biological disasters it’s a good scientific advancement. I respect your research and writing works FJIZZLE.

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  2. King Eni-Oluwa-FeApril 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM

    Keep it up my very own fjizzle

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  3. Sir FrankApril 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM

    It's a nice and good innovation, but we hope it doesn't fire back at the human race. Thanks for the information TUP

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  4. The Global Health LensMay 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM

    What an informative piece!

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