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Colossal's Dire Wolf Announcement

Campaign · 2025 · Viral

Made by Colossal Biosciences in-house · Source

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Colossal claimed 3 gene-edited pups were de-extinct dire wolves; scientists disputed it.

TIME

@TIME · Apr 7, 2025

TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species ti.me/4jlJB54

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Jurassic World

@JurassicWorld · Apr 7, 2025

We see no possible way this could go wrong

TIME@TIME

TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species ti.me/4jlJB54

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Secretary Doug Burgum

@SecretaryBurgum · Apr 7, 2025

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of

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Colossal Biosciences®

@colossal · Apr 7, 2025

SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using

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SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for…
@colossal on X
SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for…
@colossal on X
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TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species
@TIME on X
Romulus, one of the wolf pups in the Colossal announcement.
Colossal Biosciences

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Lamm-reported dire-wolf media impressions; unaudited
120B
As of Nov 4, 2025 · Self-reported · Dallas Innovates
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Week of Apr 8, 2025
Apr 7 ’25 to Week of Apr 8, 2025
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6
Started on X
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TIME's cover preceded Colossal's howl video. Colossal called Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi de-extinct dire wolves. Musk reposted the cover, Jurassic World joked, and scientists disputed the label. Shapiro later called the animals grey wolves with 20 edits.

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  1. April 2025

    @TIME seed · Apr 7 ’25

    TIME posted its cover on X at 12:56 UTC as the embargoed dire-wolf announcement broke a day early.[1][2][3]

    SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for…
    Open the first post ↗

  2. TIME press · Apr 7 ’25

    TIME described 20 edits across 14 genes and the births of Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.[2]

    dire-wolf-colossal-biosciences-cropped-lead

  3. @colossal owner response · Apr 7 ’25

    Colossal amplified the announcement with Romulus and Remus's howl video at 14:12 UTC.[4]

    TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 65
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Lamm-reported dire-wolf media impressions; unaudited
120B
As of Nov 4, 2025 · Self-reported · Dallas Innovates
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  1. April 2025

    @TIME seed · Apr 7 ’25

    TIME posted its cover on X at 12:56 UTC as the embargoed dire-wolf announcement broke a day early.[1][2][3]

    SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for…
    Open the first post ↗

  2. TIME press · Apr 7 ’25

    TIME described 20 edits across 14 genes and the births of Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.[2]

    dire-wolf-colossal-biosciences-cropped-lead

  3. @colossal owner response · Apr 7 ’25

    Colossal amplified the announcement with Romulus and Remus's howl video at 14:12 UTC.[4]

    TIME's new cover: The dire wolf is back after over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species

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