My tiny mind was blown this week when I read about the fact dire wolves have been brought back to life. For real!
Scientists have brought back an extinct animal that last walked the Earth roughly 10,000 years ago.
This same biotechnology company is also known for its goal of bringing back the extinct woolly mammoth by 2028. “These here are crazy times,” to quote the Onion Skin lyrics of Boom Crash Opera.
I fell in love with dire wolves in TV’s cult show Game Of Thrones as they majestically shadowed the ill-fated Stark family members around medieval traps, tracks and unforgettably sad weddings.
About 25 per cent larger than today’s grey wolves, dire wolves had thicker, more muscular legs and powerful shoulders with a wider head and snout, larger jaws and teeth.
We are officially living in a crazy world of technology. We never thought we would walk around with a watch we could use as a phone that also tracked our location, sleep patterns and number of steps we take each day. If only this watch could bring me a flat white coffee in bed.
And yet, despite mind-boggling technology, we cannot seem to work out a way to locate all of those missing socks and umbrellas.
So, let’s just play a game of ‘what would you bring back if you could wave a magic wand?’.
I would love to see Mogwais scampering around my home. You know, the cute little fluff balls that cannot feed after midnight or ever get wet. Remember Gizmo? Imagine if we could have hundreds of gizmos. I know, you are all thinking: “But what about the risk of turning them into gremlins?” Just play and don’t be haters!
My 10-year-old said he would bring Scooby Doo to life because he would love to see his favourite comic character. My 12-year-old son said he would bring back Chewbacca, the hairy Wookie, from Star Wars. I wouldn’t mind if the very charming Harrison Ford came with his best mate.
I would quite like to meet ET in real life. I would swoon if we could mingle with luck dragons. And I may pass out with excitement if a mermaid splashed in my pool.
We can only dream for now but the dire wolves are a real-life addition to our world. I am letting my tiny poodle know he is on notice!
Sami Muirhead is a radio announcer, blogger and commentator. For more from Sami, tune into Mix FM.
