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

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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.

Other ferret facts: 18 - 24 inches long, with a tail 5 - 6 inches; Weigh 1.5 - 2.5 pounds; Once ranged throughout North America's Great Plains from Canada to Mexico; ...

Black-footed ferret habitat to open at Sedgwick Co. Zoo. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reintroduced around 300 captive-bred black-footed ferrets in Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, Arizona ...

Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, are the first members of an endangered species born to a cloned animal.

Updated at 6:50 p.m. ET on March 15, 2024. At about 3:30 a.m., four hours into our drive, Travis Livieri’s phone began to thrum.“I’ve got a ferret for you,” a voice crackled through the ...

The U.S’s only native ferret is utterly adorable, and the effort to save it is creating a new blueprint for conservation. It all began with a dog named Shep.

Elizabeth Ann just became a triplet—at three years old. This black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)—the first endangered species in the U.S. to ever be successfully cloned—was joined late ...