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Man sentenced for cloning giant sheep in Montana
The cloned Marco Polo sheep was used to create hybrids for captive trophy hunting
A federal judge sentenced an 81-year-old man to six months in prison for cloning a giant sheep for trophy hunting in Montana. The man took samples from Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) in Central Asia to the lab to create a clone. This clone was then used to hybridize with other sheep for the sake of creating giant sheep for captive trophy hunting in Minnesota and Texas. The large cloned sheep, called the Montana Mountain King, was confiscated and taken to a zoo.
Header Image: Marco Polo sheep in Tajikistan. Credit: fabio_olmos
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