In an unexpected plot twist straight out of a futuristic reboot of The Flintstones, Elon Musk has chimed in on the recent scientific breakthrough of resurrecting dire wolves with a very on-brand request:
“Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth.”
Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth https://t.co/UxoIWmzq6h
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2025
The tweet was simple, earnest, and—as expected—absolutely Muskian. And just like that, the internet went into full speculation mode. Not just about how this might happen, but what he might call it.
Top contender?
X Æ A-12 Jr.
Yes, the name of his child with Grimes—X Æ A-12—has now become the working nickname for any future Ice Age pet Musk might adopt. After all, if you can give your kid a name that sounds like a prototype stealth jet, why wouldn’t your woolly mammoth have a sequel title?
“Cool.” Then Chaos.
It all started when Musk quote-posted Time’s dire wolf cover with a calm, collected “Cool.” But moments later, he dropped the mammoth-sized bombshell. With Colossal Biosciences leading the de-extinction effort, Musk’s tweet may have felt like a joke to some—but to anyone familiar with his track record, it sounded like the beginning of a product roadmap.
And while Colossal has made no promises about fun-size mammoths, geneticists around the world reportedly sighed, checked their inboxes for a funding offer, and muttered, “Here we go again.”
The Internet Reacts: Prehistoric Panic Ensues
Almost immediately, memes exploded across X (formerly Twitter). Fan theories, fake adoption certificates, and AI-generated images of tiny woolly mammoths riding shotgun in a Cybertruck were everywhere.
But the real viral winner?
The prediction that Musk would name his dire wolf pet “X Æ A-12 Jr.”, as if it were both a companion animal and the successor to a secret military drone program.
Some favorite reactions:
- “Can’t wait to hear Grimes drop a synth track named after their pet mammoth.”
- “Elon’s zoo is going to need software updates.”
- “X Æ A-12 Jr. now supports barking in 5G.”
Is Dire Wolves Miniaturization Even Possible?
Experts point out that while reviving extinct species is already ambitious, shrinking them to “fits-in-your-lap” size adds a whole new layer of complexity. There’s no CRISPR setting for “mini mode,” but hey — if anyone can make it happen through sheer willpower, money, and memes, it’s probably Musk.
Colossal Biosciences, the company responsible for the recent dire wolf success, has openly declared its mammoth resurrection ambitions. Whether they’re considering the “toy breed” version remains to be seen.
In Conclusion…
Whether or not a pocket-sized woolly mammoth (Dire Wolf) will roam through Elon’s living room any time soon, one thing is certain: if it does, it’s probably going to be called X Æ A-12 Jr., respond to encrypted voice commands, and only eat sustainably grown Ice Age kale.
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational and humorous purposes only. Elon Musk’s tweet is real, his mammoth pet is not (yet), and no dire wolves were rebranded Æ A-12 Jr. during the writing of this piece.