{"id":68184,"date":"2025-04-08T02:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=68184"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:57:53","slug":"discover-which-species-featured-in-hbos-game-of-thrones-was-resurrected-after-being-extinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/discover-which-species-featured-in-hbos-game-of-thrones-was-resurrected-after-being-extinct\/68184\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover which species featured in HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones was resurrected after being extinct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dire wolves from <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, which were closely linked to House Stark, have made a real-life comeback after being extinct for nearly 10,000 years, according to <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. Colossal Biosciences, the company responsible for this groundbreaking experiment, successfully brought the long-extinct animal back to life. This achievement was made possible by extracting DNA from two fossils and editing the genetic code of a gray wolf, which is the closest living relative to the dire wolf.<\/p>\n<p>The company named its two male dire wolves Romulus and Remus, paying homage to the mythological twins, while the female puppy was aptly named Khaleesi, a nod to the iconic <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> character.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of Colossal, explained that their team used a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull to create healthy dire wolf puppies.<\/p>\n<p>In a fascinating twist, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> creator George R.R. Martin has been involved in the project. Martin, alongside filmmaker Peter Jackson, has collaborated with Colossal Biosciences. Jackson even loaned the company the official 330-pound Iron Throne prop used to promote the HBO series. Martin, who was approached by Colossal to assist with the project, became a cultural advisor and investor for the company.<\/p>\n<p>Martin shared his thoughts, saying, \u201cMany people view dire wolves as mythical creatures that only exist in a fantasy world, but in reality, they have a rich history of contributing to the American ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> fans, seeing the dire wolf become a reality feels like pure magic, bringing to life the legendary creatures that once roamed the Earth and were part of the show\u2019s iconic scenes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dire wolves from Game of Thrones, which were closely linked to House Stark, have made a real-life comeback after\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":68185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1013],"class_list":["post-68184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-game-of-thrones"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}