Bill Curtis
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Mittens will tell you what. A lot. All right, Jen. Your next quote is from a scientist in the news this week.
Mittens will tell you what. A lot. All right, Jen. Your next quote is from a scientist in the news this week.
Mittens will tell you what. A lot. All right, Jen. Your next quote is from a scientist in the news this week.
He was responding to the announcement that geneticists have brought back a long extinct type of what?
He was responding to the announcement that geneticists have brought back a long extinct type of what?
He was responding to the announcement that geneticists have brought back a long extinct type of what?
Yes, the dire wolf is back. If you've never seen a dire wolf, just picture a wolf, but it's much bigger and never should have been brought back from extinction. They claim, they claim to have brought this extinct prehistoric animal, the dire wolf, back from extinction. It's news that has many Americans asking, can we shoot it? Right.
Yes, the dire wolf is back. If you've never seen a dire wolf, just picture a wolf, but it's much bigger and never should have been brought back from extinction. They claim, they claim to have brought this extinct prehistoric animal, the dire wolf, back from extinction. It's news that has many Americans asking, can we shoot it? Right.
Yes, the dire wolf is back. If you've never seen a dire wolf, just picture a wolf, but it's much bigger and never should have been brought back from extinction. They claim, they claim to have brought this extinct prehistoric animal, the dire wolf, back from extinction. It's news that has many Americans asking, can we shoot it? Right.
Here's the funny thing. Many animals went extinct around 12,000 years ago, which is when the dire wolf apparently went extinct, because we humans ate them, which is not the case with the dire wolf. What happened with the dire wolf, so many other predators went extinct because we ate their food.
Here's the funny thing. Many animals went extinct around 12,000 years ago, which is when the dire wolf apparently went extinct, because we humans ate them, which is not the case with the dire wolf. What happened with the dire wolf, so many other predators went extinct because we ate their food.
Here's the funny thing. Many animals went extinct around 12,000 years ago, which is when the dire wolf apparently went extinct, because we humans ate them, which is not the case with the dire wolf. What happened with the dire wolf, so many other predators went extinct because we ate their food.
Basically, the last major mass extinction happened because of some human being going, are you going to finish that?
Basically, the last major mass extinction happened because of some human being going, are you going to finish that?
Basically, the last major mass extinction happened because of some human being going, are you going to finish that?
Exactly. You have to say, well, why did they choose a dire wolf when there are really cool animals they could bring back, like the 12-foot-tall giant sloth or the huge carnivorous, and these are very real, terror birds.
Exactly. You have to say, well, why did they choose a dire wolf when there are really cool animals they could bring back, like the 12-foot-tall giant sloth or the huge carnivorous, and these are very real, terror birds.
Exactly. You have to say, well, why did they choose a dire wolf when there are really cool animals they could bring back, like the 12-foot-tall giant sloth or the huge carnivorous, and these are very real, terror birds.
Scientists are cowards. I know, but they brought back the dire wolf because of Game of Thrones, which featured dire wolves rather prominently, made them famous. Guys, that show also had dragons in it. What are we thinking?
Scientists are cowards. I know, but they brought back the dire wolf because of Game of Thrones, which featured dire wolves rather prominently, made them famous. Guys, that show also had dragons in it. What are we thinking?