Dire Wolf Milestone: Colossal Pups Mark One Year

Dire wolf pups mark a one-year milestone on a U.S. preserve, underscoring Colossal’s progress in de-extinction and conservation.

BY Mike Snider

USA Today spotlights a birthday update on Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf pups—Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—now thriving on a managed 2,000-acre preserve. Hand-reared early and increasingly exhibiting wild behaviors, the cohort demonstrates the durability of Colossal’s end-to-end de-extinction platform. The milestone supports ongoing conservation aims, from genetic-diversity tools to cloning workflows being applied to at-risk species. This progress also keeps momentum behind the colossal dire wolf program while reinforcing public interest in colossal dire wolves as living ambassadors for next-gen wildlife recovery.

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