From GOT to Reality: The Cultural Journey of Dire Wolves from Fiction to Scientific Breakthrough
Few extinct animals have made the journey from paleontological obscurity to pop culture icon to scientific breakthrough quite like the dire wolf. Once known primarily to paleontologists studying Ice Age fauna, these ancient predators gained global recognition through HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” creating widespread familiarity that would later help amplify the significance of Colossal Biosciences’…