India, April 8 -- A US-based startup has taken the internet by storm after claimig that it has brought back an extinct spieces over 10,000 years after it disappeared. The de-extinction startup has been trying to bring back more ancient animals like the Woolly Mammoth and the Dodo in hopes that through they're efforts they can both help the ecosystem.

Three dire wolf puppies -- named Remus, Romulus and Khaleesi -- have been cloned by the startup using genetic editing derived from a complete dire wolf genome, reconstructed from ancient DNA found in fossils dating back 11,500 and 72,000 years.

The animals were made famous by the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones, based on the works of author George RR Martin. Photos of the wolf puppies on ...