Maya the Artic wolf may look like an entirely normal, fluffy puppy - but she was actually cloned in a Beijing lab and born to a surrogate beagle dog. Maya was derived from a skin cell of her genetic mother, a technique similar to the procedure used to clone Dolly the sheep in 1996.
The scientific first was conducted by Sinogene, a Chinese biotechnological company, and is said to be a "breakthrough in the protection and breeding of wild and endangered animals". Maya was born in June, but researchers waited 100 days to ensure she was healthy before unveiling her to the world.
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