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woolly mammoth
noun
: a heavy-coated mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) formerly inhabiting the colder parts of the northern hemisphere
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Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company attempting to bring back extinct animals such as dire wolves and woolly mammoths, believes its technology could also help endangered species, including North Carolina's red wolves, from population collapse.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Comments Whoopi Goldberg stands against the scientific resurrection of the woolly mammoth, the dodo bird, and the dire wolf.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal Biosciences, the biotech start-up that’s attempting to revive the woolly mammoth, has brought not just one, but three dire wolves back from extinction.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Colossal previously announced efforts to revive other extinct species like the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, but the dire wolf's return is the first successful mammalian de-extinction of its kind.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Comments Whoopi Goldberg stands against the scientific resurrection of the woolly mammoth, the dodo bird, and the dire wolf.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal Biosciences, the biotech start-up that’s attempting to revive the woolly mammoth, has brought not just one, but three dire wolves back from extinction.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Colossal previously announced efforts to revive other extinct species like the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, but the dire wolf's return is the first successful mammalian de-extinction of its kind.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Woolly mammoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woolly%20mammoth. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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