Deer cloned in Texas

Texas A&M University is fawning over its latest clone: a white-tailed deer named Dewey.

The university's College of Veterinary Medicine announced that Dewey was born in May, and is believed to be the world's first successfully cloned deer.

Project head Dr Mark Westhusin said tests confirmed Dewey was a genetic copy of his donor, a south Texas buck considered a huge trophy.

A&M has now cloned five species, including cattle, goats, pigs and a cat.