Dubai  - Scientists in Dubai have created the world's first cloned camel, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Injaz, or "Achievement," was born at 4:30 pm on April 8, as a healthy female calf, the Emirati daily The National reported on Tuesday. She is the first cloned camel.

Injaz is the result of five years of work by scientists at the Camel Reproduction Centre and the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in research into strains of camels for racing and milk production.

The project was initiated by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Emir of Dubai and the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates.

"We are all very excited at the birth of Injaz as she is the result of great skill and teamwork of everyone at the Camel Reproduction Centre," Lulu Skidmore, the scientific director at the Camel Reproduction Centre, told the newspaper.