Pet kitten cloned for Christmas

Produced for a Texas woman for the princely sum of $50,000 (£26,000), Little Nicky might look like an ordinary kitten.

But he has been cloned using the DNA of Nicky, a dearly loved pet of 17 years.

The original cat, owned by a woman known only as Julie, died last year. But Little Nicky is identical, in both looks and personality, she says.

Julie, who does not wish to be fully identified as she fears a backlash from groups opposed to cloning, says the kitten shares many traits with the original Nicky including an unusual liking for water.
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