Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say

A gray wolf genetically engineered to look like a dire wolf holds a stick in its mouth as it walks in the snow.

In an announcement on Monday (April 7), scientists revealed to the world that they have "brought back" long-extinct dire wolves with genetic engineering.

Researchers with the biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences shared images of three adorable, snow-white pups, which they said mark the "world's first de-extinction."