The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

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

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 ...

The youngest ferret imaged (P4) displayed a simple, smooth, thin cortical plate. The ventricles were relatively large and the subventricular zone appeared prominent (Fig. 3). At P10, the cortex ...

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets. But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th ...