Naval heraldry. Naval heraldry is a form of identification used by naval vessels from the end of the 19th century onwards, after distinguishing features such as figureheads and gilding were discouraged or banned by several navies.
A pair of new-born cloned calves in a cowshed in Ishikawa Japan, on July 5 1998. They were born exactly two years after Dolly, the British sheep that made history by becoming the first clone of an adult animal. They are the second adult-animal clones, and were produced by a similar technique.
C.C., the first cloned cat, lounges on the porch of their cat house, in the backyard of their caregiver, Dr. Duane Kraemer and his wife Shirley, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in College Station. C.C. is about to turn 10-years-old later this year.