One species of mustelid is particularly adept at maneuvers below the ground – the ferret. Ferrets hunt in tight and twisty burrows, bending their bodies up to 180 degrees, both vertically and ...

Wondering whether ferrets can make good pets for kids? Here are some pros and cons of adopting a ferret into a family.

When Quinn Iffert and Ellie Johnson, zookeepers at Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, took part in a project to spotlight ...

In Colorado, scientists have cloned the first endangered species native to North America: a black-footed ferret. They hope their new technology might help keep other species from going extinct. I ...

Two more black-footed ferrets have been cloned from the genes used for the first clone of an endangered species in the U.S., bringing to three the number of slinky predators genetically identical to ...

Kansas State University surgeons had the rare opportunity to surgically-implant a one-of-a-kind pacemaker into a ferret named Zelda after the pet’s owner, Carl Hobi, noticed problems with the animal’s ...

(CBS NEWS) — Elizabeth Ann is just 2 months old, but her extraordinary life is already making history. This black-footed ferret is a clone of an animal that died more than 30 years ago, and she is the ...

Scientists have cloned an endangered US animal for the first time, creating a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the frozen cells of an ancestor in a landmark achievement that boosts ...

When a Gold Coast mother recently asked her veterinarian what she should do with two ferrets no longer needed by her older son, she was told to call a certain number, drive west along a certain ...