Nothing to see here. Move on.
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The world doesn't need murder puppies.
Bring back the Dodo bird. That's more my speed.
Bring back the Dodo bird. That's more my speed.
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Evidently, the dire wolf wasn't really a wolf. More akin to some sort of African Wild Dog. I've seen a few experts claim we don't really know what they looked like because we've never found one frozen or mummified, only skeletons. The mental image the unextincters had was likely from a video game.
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We don't really know that they are actual dire wolves. It's believed by many, from past fossil material research, that the dire wolf is not actually a canius, but aeyncon, making them more related to jackets than wolves. These new puppies could be classified as mutated grey wolves or as a genetically unique species that’s never existed before.
But calling them Dire will certainly market better.
Believe what I say. I spent the entire weekend with a dire wolf obsessed amateur paleontologist grandson and I don't think we ever talked about anything else.
But calling them Dire will certainly market better.
Believe what I say. I spent the entire weekend with a dire wolf obsessed amateur paleontologist grandson and I don't think we ever talked about anything else.
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Have you seen the beaks on Dodo birds?JimVH wrote: 13 Apr 2025, 19:33 The world doesn't need murder puppies.
Bring back the Dodo bird. That's more my speed.
Getting pecked by one would be no bueno!
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It wasn't me. Anyway, they'd better not turn one of those things loose in east TX, is all I can say.
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