The dire wolf was much smaller than some of the other prehistoric animals of its time. Measuring five feet long and up to 200 pounds, the dire wolf was a compact killing machine. With jaws that ...

led to the demise of the dire wolf and many other ancient predators about 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. But other, more plucky animals managed to hold on a bit longer. The great auk (Pinguinus ...

Thanks to persistent hunting in the 1800’s and 1900’s, however, their numbers have dwindled dramatically. For one species of ...

"First off [dire wolf] was a song by the Grateful Dead from 1971," Mr Auchly joked. "I know, I listened to it many times. "Number two, it's a prehistoric animal, like mastodons and saber toothed ...