Everyone’s Saying the Same Thing After Scientists 'Resurrect' the Dire Wolf

[MarvB]

Don't know if we need anymore woofs of ANY breed but I am all for bringing back the Pterodactylus!! Could you imagine the pass shooting? You think that sandhills hit the ground with a thump, imagine this guy! Course I'd have to bring @Nick87 along to carry the dekes....

 

[wannabee]

it should be left out in the field though...... let sleeping dogs lie, there is a reason the dire wolf went extinct.

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On what basis? We are so deep in our changing of this planet that this seems to be nearly insignificant in comparison

 

[RG300]

Insi

We are so deep in our changing of this planet that this seems to be nearly insignificant in comparison

Insignificant in human thinking, but maybe not to the Lord God Creator of the Universe,
This is one more step towards "As in the days of Noah"

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Bump
These Dire wolves suck. Dolly the sheep was better than these dogs because Dolly was relatable. Dire wolves are more distant from contemporary wolves than the Neanderthal is to modern man.

On the other hand, if we’re to continue resurrecting without shame, how about them saber tooth tigers, mammoths and mastodons? We could put on a show with a pack of tigers set upon a herd of mammoth. I don’t think the tigers would do too well.

 

[BrentD]

Bump
These Dire wolves suck. Dolly the sheep was better than these dogs because Dolly was relatable. Dire wolves are more distant from contemporary wolves than the Neanderthal is to modern man.

On the other hand, if we’re to continue resurrecting without shame, how about them saber tooth tigers, mammoths and mastodons? We could put on a show with a pack of tigers set upon a herd of mammoth. I don’t think the tigers would do too well.

How about Donald Trump?

You know it is going to happen.

 

[Laszlo Cravensworth]

Bump
These Dire wolves suck. Dolly the sheep was better than these dogs because Dolly was relatable. Dire wolves are more distant from contemporary wolves than the Neanderthal is to modern man.

On the other hand, if we’re to continue resurrecting without shame, how about them saber tooth tigers, mammoths and mastodons? We could put on a show with a pack of tigers set upon a herd of mammoth. I don’t think the tigers would do too well.

American lions could be the solution to our feral horse problem.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

How about Donald Trump?

You know it is going to happen.

It could happen if the news plays it as a plausible concept long enough. A week or so of that and “Mastadon Recovery and Other Weird Extinct Shit” Order gets sharpied into existence.

 

[elkduds]

It could happen if the news plays it as a plausible concept long enough. A week or so of that and “Mastadon Recovery and Other Weird Extinct Shit” Order gets sharpied into existence.

I took it to mean 47 cloning himself.

 

[Islander]

They aren't fire wolves. Their genecic gray wolves with tiny bits of DNA edited so they look a bit like dire wolves. There is no resurrecting ancient species unless we drastically improve DNA resurrection first. And there is no path for that at the moment.

It's pretend language for fundraising.

Hopefully the other stuff they do will be useful.

 

[BrentD]

It could happen if the news plays it as a plausible concept long enough. A week or so of that and “Mastadon Recovery and Other Weird Extinct Shit” Order gets sharpied into existence.

We really need a head-scratching emoticon.

 

[BrentD]

I took it to men 47 cloning himself.

'Zactly

 

[Dave N]

We really need a head-scratching emoticon.

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I took it to mean 47 cloning himself.

Wow, missed that by a mile.

 

[Foxtrot1]

Funny they created an animal from a popular TV show, when previous studies showed they weren't even close to wolves.

Dire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues Reveal

The extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[BrentD]

Wow, missed that by a mile.
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Don't feel bad. That is the norm for me on this forum.