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 Sad
news comes from the science community. The world’s
first cloned wolf was born in Korea.
His name was Snuwolf. He was cloned from a cell of an adult female
wolf. When Snuwolf was born in 2005, he was healthy.
He stayed at a zoo in Seoul
Grand Park. He was cared for by the zoo, and he was doing fine until
this summer. Snuwolf recently passed away in his cage. There were no signs
of a fight with others.
When his body was examined, scientists discovered that his organs had failed him. Snuwolf
lived for three years and 10 months. This is a lot less than the average life span of wild wolves. Scientists think
cloned animals have a hard time maintaining their health.
Dolly, the first-ever cloned sheep survived for only seven years.
She also suffered from many diseases.
Furthermore, cloned mice
suffer from pneumonia and liver failure. Scientists
say more research must be done to find out how cloned animals
can stay healthy. Goodbye Snuwolf, we will miss you. |
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