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Dire Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The dire wolf (Canis dirus, "fearsome dog") is an extinct carnivorous mammal of the genus Canis, roughly the size of the extant gray wolf, but with a heavier build.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf
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BBC Nature - Dire Wolf Videos, News and Facts
The dire wolf was probably the heaviest canine ever to have existed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Dire_Wolf
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10 Facts About the Dire Wolf - About
The largest canine that ever lived, the Dire Wolf was the scourge of Pleistocene North America. Here are 10 facts you may or may not have known about this fierce predator.
http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/ss/10-Facts-About-the-Dire-Wolf.htm
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Remaking the Dire Wolf - The Glyptodon
Humans have been breeding dogs for at least 7,000 years, possibly as much as 30,000. During that time we've accomplished the most dramatic artificial selection known to history.
https://theglyptodon.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/remaking-the-dire-wolf/
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10 Weird Facts About Dire Wolves - YouTube
Game of Thrones' Dire Wolves aren't fiction, and here's 10 weird things you may not have known about them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWgy_NSl8o
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Canis dirus - Dire Wolf - Prehistoric-Wildlife
Information about Canis dirus ( Dire Wolf ) and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/c/canis-dirus-dire-wolf.html
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Dire Wolf Evolution - The Dire Wolf Project
At the height of its existence, the Dire Wolf lived throughout North America, from Alaska to Florida and parts of Latin America.
http://www.direwolfproject.com/evolution.html
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10 Fierce Facts About Dire Wolves - Mental Floss
Think dire wolves are a hundred percent fictional? You know nothing, Jon Snow.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63309/10-fierce-facts-about-dire-wolves
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From Tar Pits to Game of Thrones: The Hidden History of the Dire Wolf
Game of Thrones has made the dire wolf famous 10,000 years after the last real one died. And though they lived to the end of the last ice age, you wouldn't find one stalking in the snow and ice-dire wolves would be as disappointed north of the wall as the Night's Watch. We know this from thousands of skulls and bones uncovered from bubbling pits of tar.
http://nerdist.com/from-tar-pits-to-game-of-thrones-the-hidden-history-of-the-dire-wolf/
