Dire Wolves

Science

Dire wolves (Canis dirus) almost certainly did not eat humans as a regular part of their diet. No credible archaeological or paleontological evidence shows that dire wolves syst...

Status Updates

Dire wolves went extinct around 13,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene and no living members remain in the wild or in captivity. There are no dire wolves currently in th...

Science

Dire wolves (Aenocyon dirus) are an extinct species of large carnivore that lived in North and South America. Based on current fossil evidence and radiocarbon studies, their tim...

animal-behavior-zoology

Dire wolves ( Smilodon fatalis ) are extinct and have been for roughly 10,000 years. There are no dire wolves alive today, either in the wild or in captivity. What remains are f...