Two adorable Yakutian Laika puppies cloned by Russia’s Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University and South Korea's Sooam Biotech Research Foundation recently arrived in Russia for a genetic research program. /VCG Photo

The happy pups are two-month-old female Kyrachana and three-month-old male Belekh. /VCG Photo

Amazingly, the pair was cloned from parts of the ears of two top dogs of the Yakutian Laika species, a type of hunting dog from northern Russia. /VCG Photo

The project is aimed at saving the Yakutian Laika breed, whose population has dramatically declined due to cross-breeding. /VCG Photo

Animal cloning is not allowed everywhere in the world. It is currently banned in the EU. /VCG Photo