This has been going on for awhile and it seems like they are just trying to get the people ready to show these beasts in public. Didn't king David and his mighty men fight people that had heads like a lion? I forgot which verse it was. But yeah, this is nothing new.
If you really want to dive into the deep end and see what kind of wicked stuff TBTB are doing with genetics, I recommend you check out what whistleblower Donald Marshall is exposing.