No, It was bred solely to be shot by trophy hunters. It has zero actual practical use.
Black Sheep, not the Chris Farley one
That was a pretty good movie.
A follow-up article about the cloned sheep, or “cleep” as I choose now to call them. It’s a brave new weird world. Doesn’t look like there’s any escapees, thankfully.
Paywalled.
Nooooo sorry.
Basically the people who bought the cloned hybrid sheep may or may not quarantined their sheep, and the OG sheep has been donated to Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York.
And they story talks about how this crime might cause more scrutiny on other animal cloning.
" The Schubarth case also raises the question of whether regulations on cloning companies should be tightened to ensure they’re not involved in cloning endangered species. Cloning is catching on, with thousands of dogs, cats, and horses having [been cloned in the US already. Legal documents allege that in 2015 Schubarth paid a deposit of $4,200 to enter into a “ovine cloning contract” to clone the Marco Polo argali sheep illegally trafficked into the US.
I know. From your end there may be no way to tell.
I was just interested in the update. It seems like Wired wants me to pay $5 to subscribe to read any more of their stories.
Thanks for trying though.