Noah was the name of the first cloned ''

gaur The gaur (''Bos gaurus''; ) is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 ...

''. He was

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and gestated in the

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of a

cow Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are called co ...

named Bessie. Gaurs are listed as a vulnerable species on the

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. Noah was delivered on January 8, 2001, but he died within just 48 hours of

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on January 10, 2001. Noah's condition was monitored by Dr. Jonathan Hill and his teammates in Iowa. The process used to clone Noah was nuclear transfer.

References

* BBC News. 2000. Website
Endangered species cloned
''BBC''. Retrieved May 31, 2008. * CNN.com. 2001. Website

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