World's First Cloned Horse: The Endangered Prezewalski Horse
The Prezewalski or Mongolian wild horse is one of the endangered species. However, this species was cloned and this danger was prevented.
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There are many endangered animals in the world. This type of species is taken under protection, a hunting ban is imposed, and female and male individuals of the species are brought together to reproduce. Thus, extinction is prevented. The Prezewalski Horse, the Mongolian wild horse, is also one of the endangered creatures. However, the horse was cloned in collaboration with the San Diego Zoo's cloning company ViaGen Equine and the wildlife conservation group Revive & Restore. Let's look at the details together. Born in the San Diego Zoo, Kurt is the world's first cloned horse. Kurt, a Mongolian wild horse, was born by cloning the DNA of a horse from his own lineage, frozen 40 years ago. The wolf was born in the past "completely healthy and reproductive normal". The foal will soon move to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and will be able to breed when grown enough
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The Mongolian horse is the only surviving subspecies of wild horses. These animals, which used to live in many parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, are now extinct. The Prezewalski horse is one of the species classified as "critically endangered." Wild horses were extinct years ago. Prezewalski, a subspecies, has been kept in various zoos around the world for many years.
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However, they were allowed to return to the pastures of China and Mongolia as part of their breeding program, and all existing Prezewalski can now live in the wild.
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Paul A. Baribault, president and CEO of San Diego Zoo Global, said in a statement; “Rescuing endangered species requires collaborative and dedicated partners with coherent goals. We share this extraordinary success because we applied our multidisciplinary approach, worked with the best scientists and used valuable genetic material collected and stored in our wildlife DNA bank. ”
