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Streisand says she cloned her dog — twice

The US singer and actress disclosed this in an interview published Tuesday by Variety magazine.

Streisand’s dog Samantha — a Coton de Tulear, a small breed with a cotton-like coat — died last year.

The cloned versions are named Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett.

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Streisand, 75, did not give many details of the cloning but said she collected cells from the mouth and stomach of her dying dog.

Of the new dogs, and Samantha, the two-time Oscar winner said: “I’m waiting for them to get older so I can see if they have her brown eyes and seriousness.”

When Streisand brought the dogs home she dressed them in violet and scarlet to tell them apart.

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She has a third dog, a distant relative of Samantha, that she calls Miss Fanny.

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