Dire wolves (Canis dirus ... It was flightless, but a great swimmer, with black and white markings that resemble penguins. In fact, the auk is a member of the razorbill family, and not a penguin ...

This often brings people to ask about what the biggest wolves really are. Dire wolves, which are often portrayed in fictional books, movies, and television shows like Game of Thrones, are very big.

Jack Tseng, a paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History, explains that the dire wolves featured in the show are based on real animals. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Additional camera ...

During the Ice Age, massive woolly mammoths, cave bears, and dire wolves roamed icy landscapes. Saber-toothed cats hunted with precision, and the gigantic Megalania dominated prehistoric Australia.