It has long been thought that dire wolves were close relatives of the gray wolves that still live in North America today, but a surprising new study has found that is not the case at all.
Monday, April 12, 2021
Dire wolf mystery uncovered with help from Tennessee fossils
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — If you're a fan of the hit television show "Game of Thrones", you might be surprised to know that the show's ill-fated dire wolves, the Stark children's pets, were inspired by and named after a real animal that once lived in North America.
