Colossal Labs will release the sounds of dire wolves howling ‘later this year,’ founder says

Ben Lamm, the billionaire founder of Colossal Labs, and Sophie Turner spoke about his company’s efforts in reviving the long-extinct dire wolf during a panel at SXSW’s first London outpost. The wolf re-entered the public consciousness because of the television show “Game of Thrones,” in which Turner was a leading character. It turns out that even she thought that dire wolves were mythical creatures. “Were you a fan of ‘Game of Thrones’?” Turner asked. “I was a fan of ‘Game of Thrones,’” Lamm said. “When ‘Game of Thrones’ came out, which was a while ago, I never thought, ‘Oh, by the way, one day we’ll make dragons or dire wolves.” Lamm retold the story of how he and his team at Colossal “brought back” the dire wolf species, which had been extinct for more than 10,000 years. He also provided some updates as to what the company is working on next, including a bio-acoustic project, announced just a few weeks ago. Lamm said his dire wolves started howling at 3 weeks old, responding to ... Read full article.