Dolly Parton Admits She Was ‘Flattered’ To Learn Dolly The Sheep Was Named After Her Breasts

In a new interview with UK newspaper, The Guardian, Dolly Parton was asked for her thoughts about being the namesake for the scientifically cloned sheep Dolly. The 78-year-old country music legend admits, “I was flattered,” when she learned that scientists named the animal after her back in 1997. “You know, when the scientists cloned Dolly the sheep, they used the mammary glands. That’s what they call them … glands … the boobs,” Parton explains. “They said, ‘Oh, we have this sheep, Dolly …’ Everybody always played up to these [points to her chest], so that’s why we had Dolly the sheep.” The sheep went on to live for six years and gave birth to six lambs before she died in 2003. Dolly’s taxidermied body is on display at the National Museum of Scotland. “I was sorry when she died,” Parton said. “Though I don’t want be cloned myself.” (People)