Direwolf has been Cloned

[Saarlooswolfhound]

At least they've dialed back after all that flak! I haven't read the article yet but their claims were grossly exaggerated to begin with.

It's frustrating because in the article, Colossal is talking about it like they've ALWAYS maintained these were simply modified gray wolves, and they're mystified why anyone would think otherwise.

As if they didn't run a massive "DE-EXTINCTION" media blitz and repeatedly refer to the animals as "dire wolves" in press releases.

They're reckless and have caused actual harm here, especially with many less than scrupulous actors using their "de-extinction" language to argue for fewer protections for endangered species.

And this probably sums up my initial frustration with it all. My understanding is that this "leaked" way before they "intended" it to- but the PR they had scheduled IMO disproves that. But overall, they just harmed every single conservation project out there and gave humanity an excuse to just shrug when an entire species may go under because we can "just clone another". To boot, this announcement completely tromped over their red wolf pups they cloned- a project with actual merit and important real life consequences but no one paid any attention to that. The last 16 red wolves are a footnote in this most depressing concoction.

[Papi-Anon]

Coining a phrase right now:

Selective-convergence.

(Selective breeding) x (convergent evolution). Which is kinda ironic considering dire wolves were an example of convergent evolution with actual wolves in terms of build and proportions. It's like how chickens, a modern-day dinosaur, are processed to make chicken-nuggets in the shape of extinct non-avian dinosaurs, we've come full-circle.

[Stegotyranno420]

Coining a phrase right now:

Selective-convergence.

(Selective breeding) x (convergent evolution). Which is kinda ironic considering dire wolves were an example of convergent evolution with actual wolves in terms of build and proportions. It's like how chickens, a modern-day dinosaur, are processed to make chicken-nuggets in the shape of extinct non-avian dinosaurs, we've come full-circle.

[Sim]

I have found this event interesting and I understand it's controversial.  I just can't help but wish that the passenger pigeon is brought back one day, and Hanyusuchus and the dodo too...  I miss them so much, especially the first two and I notice myself wishing for their return every so often.

[The Templar of the Past]

I have found this event interesting and I understand it's controversial.  I just can't help but wish that the passenger pigeon is brought back one day, and Hanyusuchus and the dodo too...  I miss them so much, especially the first two and I notice myself wishing for their return every so often.

Unfortunately de-extinction has hardly proven successful and the only animal that was ever brought back died shortly after its birth and didn't even belong to a separate species to existing ones.