Updated Apr.7,2005 21:32 KST

Endangered Wolf Has 'Turkey Baster' Cubs
For the first time in a Korean zoo, a wild animal has given birth after artificial insemination.
A wild timber wolf that gave birth to five healthy puppies last Sunday

Seoul Grand Park announced Thursday a wild timber wolf was artificially inseminated and gave birth to five healthy puppies last Sunday after 15 hours of labor. The endangered animal, which lives in the forests of North America, Europe and Asia and is also known as the gray wolf, is an internationally protected species.

(englishnews@chosun.com )