Meet Romulus, Remus and, yes, Khalessi: three young dire wolves being raised in an undisclosed nature preserve that Colossal Biosciences describes as carrying the traits of the long-lost giant canines.

In an announcement straight out of ancient history — or the pages of a George R. R. Martin novel — a leading genetics company says it has essentially revived the extinct dire wolves that famously appeared in Game of Thrones.