Overview

• Romulus and Remus turned one year old with Colossal reporting good health, weights around 115–120+ pounds, and observed hunting behaviors inside a secured preserve.
• The company staged a celebration featuring a custom dog‑safe cake from Mishka and a rock anthem and video by Stan Bush and Lenny Macaluso.
• Colossal says it edited gray wolf genomes using ancient dire‑wolf sequences to guide roughly 20 changes across 14 genes to produce dire‑wolf‑like traits.
• Independent scientists and the IUCN Canid Specialist Group argue the animals are modified gray wolves rather than resurrected dire wolves, questioning the project’s conservation value.
• The three canids live under continuous care on a 2,000+ acre site with veterinary facilities, cameras and drone monitoring, and Colossal says it aims to expand the group to a 6–8‑animal pack.