While one of the offspring, referred to as kits, passed away shortly after birth, the two others, a male and a female, “are ...

Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, are ...

Wildlife conservationists are celebrating a big milestone reached by a little black-footed ferret and her offspring, born at ...

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first ...

In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only ...

For the first time, the clone of a black-footed ferret has reproduced successfully. Antonia, a clone produced from the DNA of a ferret that died in 1988, has birthed two healthy kits. The black ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage. Two feisty ferret babies in Virginia are being hailed as a symbol of hope for the future of their species. Scientists say Sibert ...

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, ...