The black-footed ferret, named Antonia, is also the first cloned ferret to give birth worldwide. Antonia produced two ...

Usually, when a creature is considered extinct, it's thought to be gone forever. But that's not true of this species, which ...

A cloned black-footed ferret gave birth to two kits in June 2024. This is the first time a cloned animal from an endangered species has successfully reproduced. Researchers hope they can breed ...

Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered ...

Diseases are another major threat to prairie dog towns and to the black-footed ferrets that depend upon them. These solitary animals live alone, and in May and June females give birth to litters ...

If only black-footed ferrets had a brand ambassador like groundhogs have in Punxsutawney Phil. The endangered ferrets don’t quite feel the same love as the famous groundhog, but they do get a ...

Ferret litters were bred by and obtained from ... Moster D, Lie RT, Markestad T 2008 Long-term medical and social consequences of preterm birth. N Engl J Med 359: 262–273 ...