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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 ...
Saving rare species from extinction requires extraordinary measures. The black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered mammals. Once thought to be extinct, after the species was ...
In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only cloned the species from the last wild survivors, but one of those clones ...
Wildlife conservationists are celebrating a big milestone reached by a little black-footed ferret and her offspring, born at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute earlier ...
Once thought to be extinct, black-footed ferrets are the only ferret native to North America, and are making a comeback, thanks to the tireless efforts of conservationists. Captive breeding, habitat ...
The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988. (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) A cloned black ...
Ruth has already explored local interest by running musical theatre summer and Easter courses at Harrogate Ladies’ College, Ashville College and Brackenfield School. The classes have proved hugely ...
Two feisty ferret babies in Virginia are being hailed as a symbol of hope for the future of their species. Scientists say Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian's ...
A cloned black-footed ferret successfully gave birth — marking the first time a U.S. clone of an endangered species produced offspring, and an opportunity to rebuild the black-footed ferret population ...