What is Little Nicky (cat)?
'''Little Nicky''' (born October 17, 2004) is the first commercially produced cat [[Clone (genetics)|clone]]. He was produced from the [[DNA]] of a 17-year-old [[Maine Coon]] cat named Nicky who died in 2003. Little Nicky's owner, a north [[Texas]] woman named Julie paid $50,000 to have Nicky cloned.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4120179.stm |title=Pet kitten cloned for Christmas |publisher=BBC |date=23 December 2004}}</ref> Little Nicky's owner reported that the cat shared many characteristics the last cat, including a similar personality and appearance.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The cat encyclopedia : the definitive visual guide|publisher=|others=Van Zyl, Miezan,, DK Publishing, Inc.|year=2014|isbn=9781465419590|edition=First American|location=London|pages=214|oclc=859882932}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Individual cats]] [[Category:2004 births]] {{biology-stub}}