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World's First Cloned Wolf Dies

Cause of death a mystery

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 1, 2009 3:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – One of  of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times. Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik,
a leader of the team that cloned the pair. "Wild animals often die suddenly. We will know the cause of death with the results of the autopsy."

Snuwolf and Snuwolffy are seen at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, South Korea. Snuwolf has died due to unknown causes.
Snuwolf and Snuwolffy are seen at the Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, South Korea. Snuwolf has died due to unknown causes.   (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File )
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haley555555555588865601464
Apr 14, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
i heard a story about this tiger that was cloned, this lady had i tiger that pasted away and she decided to take some DNA from it. well the scentis said to. so she did and soon enough she had her tiger back.but as you should know, the tiger lookeed the same, but very well it wasnt the same tiger all the way. by that i mean it wasnt the same by its attuide. the lady spent 5,000 dollars i think thats what it was. but anyways you do need to a have alot of money to do this.
passinthru
Sep 1, 2009 10:59 AM CDT
great article and great post ruserious
schmidtkoff
Sep 1, 2009 1:55 AM CDT
"it's not nice to fool mother nature." sad story. but is this truly a good way to propagate the species? "Wild animals often die suddenly..." and therein lies the problem. wild animals are just that, wild.
 

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