Fans of game of Thrones They associate the terrible wolves – also known as huargos or giants – with the universe of one of the most popular epic fantasy sagas of our times.
However, The terrible wolves did inhabited the earth, but they were extinguished approximately 12,500 years ago before Christ. Scientists affirm that this species is similar to current gray wolves.
Last April 7 It was announced that the Colossal Bioscience company had “resurrected” the terrible wolves Through the genetic edition of three wolves: The Romulo y Remo brothersborn in October 2024, and Khaleesi, born in January 2025.
According to Independentthese creatures They are not an exact recreation of the terrible wolvesbut it is estimated that they carry 20 genes of this species.
How did George Rr Martin react to the birth of these creatures?
According to international media, the writer was one of the first to meet the Lobo puppies and his reaction was quite emotional, since They claim that he cried at this birth. Martin is a colossal investor and also acts as the company’s cultural advisor. He presented in a statement his feeling to this event.
The writer assured before the foreign press that many people believe that the terrible wolves are mythical creatures, but really They have a rich contribution history to the United States ecosystem. In addition, Martin added that he writes about magic, but Colossal “has created magic” by bringing back to the creatures that he describes as majestic beasts.
What are the terrible wolves?
The terrible wolves They were canid that They inhabited America and extinguished at the end of the last ice ageduring the transformation of ecosystems, when the big prey began to scarce.
According to National Geographicthe terrible wolf keeps similarities with the gray wolves and were robust carnivores animals, with proportionally short legs. Currently, it is considered that these creatures are distant relatives.
Regarding the birth of the Lobos trio, various scientists have exposed their opinions, according to information from EFE. The Spanish paleogenetist Carles Lalueza-Fox, a researcher at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, remarks that it is not about the de-tank of a species, but about A genetic modification of 14 genes.
The professional warns that, as the terrible wolf’s genome is not published, how many genes are unknown from the gray wolf. Other international researchers, such as Lluís Montoliu, of the National Biotechnology Center of Madrid, Spain, coincide with this criterion.
Montoliu states that the company modified gray wolves through certain genetic editing techniques and obtained a wolf similar to the terrible, although without containing all its genome.