Cloning Glory

• Bull, 1999: Cloning a bull leads to a debate about the safety of milk and meat from clones

• Pig, 2000: Five cloned piglets open the way to cloning animals to grow organs

• Goat, 2000: The first goat clone dies from abnormal lung |development

• Gaur, 2001: A wild ox becomes the first clone of an endangered species

• Mouflon, 2001: A sheep becomes the first endangered-species clone to survive infancy

• Rabbit, 2002: Researchers clone a rabbit that may model human diseases

• Cat, 2002: A company formed to reproduce cherished pets clones the first cat

• Mule, 2003: Offspring of a horse and a donkey yield the first hybrid clone

• Rat, 2003: A challenge to researchers, its eggs begin dividing almost instantly

• African wildcat, 2004: Researchers use a domestic cat as its own surrogate mother

• Dog, 2005: Researchers in South Korea clone an Afghan puppy they name Snuppy

• Water Buffalo, 2005: Cloned in China, it opens interest in improving the animal and its milk

• Horse, 2005: It’s the first clone whose surrogate mother is also a genetic donor

• Ferret, 2006: Researchers in Iowa hope to use it to study human respiratory diseases

• Wolf, 2007: South Korean scientists clone two gray wolves, an endangered species