Cloned wolves to mate to test reproduction: SKorea researcher

February 19, 2009 Cloned female wolfs, named Snuwolf and Snuwolffy, are seen in a cage at a zoo in southern Seoul

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Cloned female wolfs, named Snuwolf and Snuwolffy, are seen in a cage at a zoo in southern Seoul, in 2007. One of the world's first cloned wolves, Snuwolffy, will mate with another clone to test their reproductive ability in an unprecedented experiment, according to a South Korean cloning expert.

One of the world's first cloned wolves will mate with another clone to test their reproductive ability in an unprecedented experiment, according to a South Korean cloning expert.



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