It is already a questionable idea to return the long-extinct dire wolf—a creature 25 percent bigger than the modern gray wolf ...

Ever since the news about dire wolves getting de-extinct came in, Game of Thrones fans haven't kept calm. Many have been sharing nostalgic posts about how the animals made an appearance in the HBO ...

Without them, Westeros might not exist,' Martin said, recounting his longtime fascination with the ancient wolves.

In our world, dire wolves died out around 10,000 years ago, but a company called Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences has just ...

Our team took DNA from a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” said Colossal ...

The dire wolf is a mainstay of fantasy settings in pop culture but came to prominence in the popular HBO series, based on ...

The dragons from Game of Thrones may be fictitious, but some of these real-life animals aren't so different. The closest were the pterosaurs, whose name literally translates to "winged lizard".

So yes, the Game of Thrones influence on these dire wolves is strong. However, Thrones is just a fantasy, as fleeting as a dream of spring. The return of the ancient dire wolf—or at least a modern ...