Dire Wolf Revived

[PeoplesElbow]

Read it once, a long time ago, that they might have been ridden - or used in building. Most scholars I've read think North American prehistory was so highly unsophisticated, it would have never happened.

I do tend to concur however, with Jeff Goldblum's character that - these animals had their time on Earth - and they're gone. Bringing them back is for amusement - they can't adapt.

I can however get on board with trying to save animals that are near extinction, especially those HUNTED to extinction - they didn't die off because of natural causes, unless you think of humans killing them for sport counts.

Was just thinking the rhinos

 

[vraiblonde]

How does a T REX sneak up on you?

Very carefully....

 

[vraiblonde]

They need to be shut down NOW!

I hope it eats them.

 

[vraiblonde]

Some animals I'd just like to see a real version to see if we were in any way close. Did a giant ground sloth really look like a brown bear, how did it walk. Same with a mastodon, I can picture a hairy elephant, but is that a true picture.

That's what the Museum of Natural History is for. And it's right up the road from you!

 

[Merlin99]

That's what the Museum of Natural History is for. And it's right up the road from you!

There’s a difference between what a living animal looks like and a guess. I’ve seen a mounted polar bear and a live one and the differences are more than just the movements. One gives you a visceral thrill and the other is no different than looking at a dish of rice.

 

[vraiblonde]

There’s a difference between what a living animal looks like and a guess. I’ve seen a mounted polar bear and a live one and the differences are more than just the movements. One gives you a visceral thrill and the other is no different than looking at a dish of rice.

Extinct animals are that way for a reason. Didn't you watch any of the Jurassic Park movies?? You'd get a visceral thrill as it eats your head off.

 

[Merlin99]

Extinct animals are that way for a reason. Didn't you watch any of the Jurassic Park movies?? You'd get a visceral thrill as it eats your head off.

I'll take my chances

 

[limblips]

Direwolfadoodle puppies. Very rare. No lowballers! I know what I have.

 

[RoseRed]

Why are they dire?

 

[Ken King]

Why are they dire?

They used to be straight.

Seriously, latin name canis dirus = terrible dog. Supposedly they were bigger, stronger, and meaner then a regular wolf.

 

[Kyle]

 

[RoseRed]

They used to be straight.

Seriously, latin name canis dirus = terrible dog. Supposedly they were bigger, stronger, and meaner then a regular wolf.

Thanks.

 

[BOP]

Did they do this - because they COULD? I read that there's lots of DNA to be found in carcasses preserved either in permafrost or tar pits but -

The Dire Wolf is a big dog - really big. With the exception of bears and mountain lions, pretty much the biggest predator you're likely to find.
In fact, SO big, it likely dined on megafauna - whose extinction probably led to theirs.

Is there some place in the world that NEEDS another large predator?

I can think of 3 or 4 right off the top of my head.

 

[Miker/t]