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Japanese Twin Calf Clones
Date: July 6, 1998.

Two special calves were born in Tokyo on Sunday. They were the first clones from the cells of an adult cow. The twin calf clones, which are unnamed, were born exactly two years after Dolly, the sheep clone, was born.
   

Elsie and Lady
Date: November 25, 1999.

In New Zealand, scientists produced Elsie, the world's second cow clone. The cow was cloned from Lady. Her breed is only located in one of the Auckland Islands, which is about 400 kilometers south of New Zealand.
   

Five Piglet Clones
Date: March 15, 2000.

The company that produced Dolly the sheep clone later produced five little piglets, which are the world's first pig clones. The birth of the piglets raise hopes for a new source of transplants for humans.
   
 
   
       
       
 
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