The Zhangmu is a rare yellow cattle breed native to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.
According to the third national survey of livestock and poultry genetic resources conducted in 2021, there were just 19 heads of Zhangmu cattle in Xizang's Xigaze City.
To urgently bring these animals back from the brink of extinction, relevant departments and local authorities in China established a working group to protect the existing cattle, preserve their somatic cells, and make clones to increase their population.
The cloned female Zhangmu calf was born in May. It has now survived for nearly seven months in good health.
Thanks to the cloning technology and multiple conservation measures, the population of Zhangmu cattle has increased to 37.