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 Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 12:51 PM
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I want one. Nothing says redneck better than a six foot long, 3 1/2 ft tall, 150 lb wolf riding in the back of my truck. Breed him down to a huge short legged Dachshund. Then name him, "Propane Tank". lol
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 12:53 PM
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yawl ant watchin' Skinwalker Ranch; they found one dead in the creek; had blood tested; came back Dire Wolf
MERCY - not receiving what you deserve
GRACE - receiving what you don't deserve
Preach the gospel at all times; USE WORDS IF NECESSARY
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 12:57 PM
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bradnitro175
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They need to be cloning stuff we can eat. mondo chickens or something
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 01:12 PM
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They need to be cloning stuff we can eat. mondo chickens or something Or mondo tacos... Seems like the tacos are getting smaller everywhere
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 02:05 PM
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Well the Dire wolves the kids had in Game of Thrones were the Bomb!
Who wouldn’t want a wolf twice as big as You looking out for you in the woods.
Make a great Therapy dog to take in the grocery store.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 02:14 PM
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I’m holding out for a miniature wooly mammoth!
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 02:19 PM
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WAWI
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Can we clone some mute women......
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 02:22 PM
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ReelBusy
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Can we clone some mute women...... They would look like they walked into a yellow jacket nest with all the sign language going on.
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 02:54 PM
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They need to be cloning stuff we can eat. mondo chickens or something No need to clone the whole animal for that, we can synthesize meat in a lab for eating.
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 04:17 PM
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This is a sensationalized non-story. They just tweaked a few genes to make some gray wolves white and bigger. They are still like 99% gray wolf. I think you are wildly underestimating what's been done here. If it looks like a duck. Walks like a duck. Talks like a duck. Is it not a duck? These absolutely look like, walk like, talk like Dire Wolves. They took real Dire Wolf DNA figured out how it was different from gray wolves then modified the gray wolf DNA to create an animal that appears and behaves like a real Dire Wolf. They can modify specific genes down to the nucleotide level. They changed more genes in these animals than has ever been done before. The only reason it's not a 100% match to a real Dire Wolf is because they don't have a 100% complete DNA sequence of them. So, at the end of day this comes down to a philosophical question. What matters most? 100% match of DNA or the fact it looks like, walks like, and talks like a duck? One final thought before you answer... Humans and Chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But only .5% of that 1.2% difference actually matters. Said differently, if you took a chimp and changed the right things, you'd only need to change .006% of the chimps DNA to make something that looked like, talked like, and acted like a human. They could breed with humans and you would not be able to tell one from any other human. Yet it would still technically be 1.0194% different genetically from a human.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/ckGplwut.png)
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 04:25 PM
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Fish Killer
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Why do people want to mess with carp like this...
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
[Re: ReelBusy]
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04/08/25 04:35 PM
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LOL ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/04/full-75674-265701-screenshot_2025_04_08_113448.png)
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
[Re: Fish Killer]
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04/08/25 04:48 PM
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Jpurdue
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Why do people want to mess with carp like this... People messing with carp like this fuels virtually all of modern existence. Let's also not forget humans are the reason for a lot of recent extinction, possibly even the dire wolf.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
[Re: Jpurdue]
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04/08/25 04:59 PM
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spazm09
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This is a sensationalized non-story. They just tweaked a few genes to make some gray wolves white and bigger. They are still like 99% gray wolf. I think you are wildly underestimating what's been done here. If it looks like a duck. Walks like a duck. Talks like a duck. Is it not a duck? These absolutely look like, walk like, talk like Dire Wolves. They took real Dire Wolf DNA figured out how it was different from gray wolves then modified the gray wolf DNA to create an animal that appears and behaves like a real Dire Wolf. They can modify specific genes down to the nucleotide level. They changed more genes in these animals than has ever been done before. The only reason it's not a 100% match to a real Dire Wolf is because they don't have a 100% complete DNA sequence of them. So, at the end of day this comes down to a philosophical question. What matters most? 100% match of DNA or the fact it looks like, walks like, and talks like a duck? One final thought before you answer... Humans and Chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But only .5% of that 1.2% difference actually matters. Said differently, if you took a chimp and changed the right things, you'd only need to change .006% of the chimps DNA to make something that looked like, talked like, and acted like a human. They could breed with humans and you would not be able to tell one from any other human. Yet it would still technically be 1.0194% different genetically from a human. The DNA is what matters most. Do you know why we were able to breed domestic dogs to have such wildly varying physical traits while still being the same species? And yes they are all the same species, Canis Lupus Familiaris. If all you are claiming is that they “look” like dire wolves, then sure, they do… maybe. But claiming they are actually dire wolves is greater claim that requires greater evidence. How many dire wolves have you seen to claim that these things look like dire wolves?
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Re: Dire Wolf Extinct
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04/08/25 05:01 PM
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JPurdue, is it your position that we have resurrected an extinct species?
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