The pups underwent 20 genetic edits across 14 genes to replicate the physical traits of their extinct ancestors.

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

The gray wolf is a breeding male known as Wolf V083. In older photos taken in 2019, the wolf's fur appears completely gray in color, as is usual for the species.

Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series "Game of Thrones".

Mexican gray wolves are one of the most endangered wolf subspecies, first listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1976. Wildlife agencies launched a captive breeding population from the seven ...

Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California.