Nature Bites raises the question “Are Games of Thrones direwolves real” with an excellent, but somewhat gory, video:
https://youtu.be/KpR-G_Ilwoo?si=PwqhLRJHU2Vg6UnO&rel=0
The Sci Show points out, among other things, that they weren’t wolves!
And Animalogic reports that humans are trying to breed dogs that look like dire wolves:
More information:
- Experts from La Brea weigh in on the study that found dire wolves were not wolves.
- Dire wolf fact sheet from the pre-2021 Canis days.
- A collection of abstracts on dire wolves.
Featured image: Ian Abbot, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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