In a shadowed, undisclosed location somewhere in the American interior, three genetically engineered wolf pups are pacing, sleeping, and howling into the void of scientific ambition. With snow-white coats,

The global company headquartered in Dallas announced it has successfully been able to de-extinct an animal — the first breakthrough of its kind — with a pair of dire wolf cubs born last year. The animal has been extinct for more than 10,000 years.

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.