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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

TIL a dire wolf is an extinct species and not something just made up for fantasy worlds. Half-expecting to see "No, the warg has not been brought back from extinction" next.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

But what if it had been? What a magical world that would be

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

In D&D we'd use it like a template for badass combat version. Get ready for dire trolls.