Ferrets are energetic, intelligent little mammals that have gained popularity as pets thanks to their playful personalities and curious nature. While they can make rewarding companions, ferrets ...

Whether you’re a seasoned ferret owner or just curious about these furry friends, here are ten fun facts you might not know ...

De-extinction: Bringing animal species back from the brink 08:16. Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S ...

Ferrets can live to be 10 years old, Varble said, but many of the ferrets she sees live around 4 to 6 years due to "intense breeding programs" that have limited genetic diversity.

What is the difference between a weasel and a ferret? ... Since weasels are curious by nature, they tend to explore places you may prefer they wouldn’t. As with any training, ...

About 150 ferrets have been released in Pueblo County since 2016. Until this year, there has been little to no proof that they are reproducing. Sometimes a curious ferret will be spotted but they ...

Sibert and Red Cloud could make an enormous contribution to the species because their mother was cloned from a black-footed ferret from the 1980s, named Willa, who had no offspring.

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — The black-footed ferret may be short of stature, but they stand tall in the history books – they were the first North American endangered species to be cloned in 2020.

Cloned black-footed ferret Antonia's kits at three weeks old, on July 9, 2024. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Public Domain In a victory for conservation, a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S. These three slinky predators are ...