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To anyone who follows me, I don't care about nor trust Colossal Biosciences anymore (The people behind the "Wooly Mice"). They have proven themselves to be headline-chasing grifters after this latest stunt. They are claiming to have de-extincted *Aenocyon dirus*, aka the Dire Wolf, by editing just 20 genes from the the DNA of a Grey Wolf (*Canis lupus*) to make this thing:

If it wasn't clear from their scientific names, Grey Wolves and Dire Wolves aren't remotely related to one another aside from being Canids, despite what pop culture like Game of Thrones would have you believe. If they did look like each other, it would have had to be via convergent evolution, as they only shared a common ancestor over 5 million years ago.

This distinction, however, isn't found in the publicized articles about this so-called resurrected Dire Wolf and makes their claim that they brought the Dire Wolf back by simply editing *20* genes from the genome of a Grey Wolf laughable. A Dire Wolf would have shared more in common genetically with a Maned Wolf (*Chrysocyon brachyurus*) or Bush Dog (*Speothos venaticus*) than it would with a Grey Wolf.

Bottom line, don't fall for whatever this company is trying to tell you. If the Dire Wolf were to be brought back, it wouldn't be via something like this, and certainly wouldn't *look* like this. If you want an idea as to how a real Dire Wolf would look like in life, here is some fantastic paleoart by artist Mauricio Antón:

Addendum: I seem to have partially miscalculated Dire Wolf genetics. They were not closer to Maned Wolves or Bush Dogs, but they were still not closely related to Grey Wolves. They were basal members of Canini, related to canids like Jackals (genus Lupulella) but distinct from them. I am sorry for this misinformation in my attempt to correct other misinformation. My main point, however, is still correct.

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Francisco Goya - Boy Staring at an Apparition, (1824–25)

Dead Poets Headcanons - Games!!

Phone Games:

Todd - NYT games

Neil - Doesn’t play games, just reads ao3/watches slime tutorials

Charlie - Angry Birds

Knox - Episode

Cam - Trivia Crack

Meeks - iMessage games, a BEAST at darts (not irl, just on the phone)

Pitts - also iMessage games but destroys everyone in 8ball

Board Games:

Todd: Can’t pick a favourite, it changes depending on his mood (he has a HUGE collection!!)

Neil: Battleship (he sucks at it, but he loves watching the look of concentration on Todd’s face 🤭)

Charlie: Monopoly (He Cheats. A Lot.)

Knox: Trouble (really likes the popper, has an oddly good strategy?)

Cam: Clue (he’s SCARY good at processing the clues to get to the answer quickly)

Meeks: Hues and Cues (can’t play with Pitts because Pitts is colourblind (headcanons))

Pitts: Life (comes up with oddly elaborate stories that can put Neil to shame)

Card Games:

Todd: Cards Against Humanity (the first time they play, everyone is FLABBERGASTED, except Charlie, he’s cackling and celebrating)

Neil: BS (he takes advantage of the fact that he can act and does a damnnnnn good job of lying through his teeth (Todd knows his tells, let’s him get away with him unless he’s upset or feeling petty)

Charlie: Uno (has fist-fought Knox for playing a Draw 4 on him when he had Uno)

Cam: Phase 10 (loves the layers to it, has kept people up for HOURSSS to play with him)

Knox: ERS (has surprisingly good reflexes and dominates)

Meeks: Codenames (comes up with the most INSANE clues that only Pitts gets, but no one wants to play against them because they’re lethal together)

Pitts: Exploding Kittens (“They’re cute, Meeks!”)