1var sheep=[
2{"height":20,"name":"Melvin"},
3{"height":18,"name":"Betsy"}
4];
5var clonedSheep=JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(sheep)); //clone array of objects
6//note: cloning like this will not work with some complex objects such as: Date(), undefined, Infinity
7// For complex objects try: lodash's cloneDeep() method or angularJS angular.copy() method