Fans of the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones’ know well what a dire wolf is.

Chances are, a few of those fans have openly expressed the desire to own one, but that was just a fantasy because the species has been extinct for about 12,500 years.

But maybe it’s not such a fantasy anymore.

Sure, there’s still the issue of a dire wolf being a really big wolf and that’s probably not going to be an easy animal to home, even if it is legally allowed, but it might be something folks have to start thinking about because, per multiple reports, scientists have resurrected the species.

CNN reported that Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claims the dire wolf is the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal.” The company claims it has created three dire wolf puppies by using ancient DNA and then cloning and using gene-editing on the DNA of a gray wolf.

CNN said “the result is essentially a hybrid species similar in appearance” to the dire wolf.

Sort of sounds like the plot of a movie that doesn’t end well, but, then again, it is certainly amazing that we have reached this level.

The company has also reportedly been working to bring back the dodo and the Tasmanian tiger.

The dire wolf is larger than a gray wolf and has “a slightly wider head, light thick fur and a stronger jaw,” Colossal said.

“The massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our end-to-end de-extinction technology stack works,” Ben Lamm, Colossal’s co-founder and CEO said per CNN. “Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies.”

The company said the pups are being kept at an undisclosed location with “zoo-grade” fencing. They are reportedly monitored by security personnel, drones and live cameras.

For those worried about what all of this might lead to, Christopher Preston, a professor of environmental philosophy at the University of Montana, told CNN that Colossal has “taken thoughtful precautions to screen against any unintended genetic consequences of their edits, eliminating risky edits known to be associated with poor outcomes.”