Maya, a three-month-old wolf pup, is the world's first arctic wolf clone. A beagle surrogate mother gave birth to the female wolf pup in June.

The cloned wolf pup, named Maya, was born on June 10 and will eventually move into an arctic-themed park in China called Harbin Polarland, to be shown off to the public.

While the arctic wolf isn’t endangered itself, according to the World Wildlife Fund, the successful cloning serves as a proof of concept, a steppingstone toward other species.

The cloned wolf pup, named Maya, was born on June 10 and will eventually move into an arctic-themed park in China called Harbin Polarland, to be shown off to the public.

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