CC: First Cloned Cat

CC: THE WORLD'S FIRST CLONED CAT
at 7 weeks of age


DNA from Rainbow was inserted in an egg from another female cat and placed in the uterus of a surrogate mother cat. After 66 days of gestation, CC was born by caesarean section on 22 December 2001.

The above picture was taken when CC was seven weeks old.

CC was introduced to the world on 14 February 2002, after DNA tests verified that she is a true clone of Rainbow. The coloring of their coats differs as it can between identical twin cats, not being fully determined by the DNA.