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 ...

The National Zoo is asking for help in naming their three new black-footed ferret kits. (Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The National Zoo is calling for the ...

Cute, furry and a scientific first. Meet Elizabeth-Ann: the first ever cloned black-footed ferret, and first ever clone of an endangered species in the United States. She was born on December 10th ...

In a quiet building between the camels and cheetahs, five black-footed ferrets have given birth to 25 kits, marking what could be the Phoenix Zoo's most successful breeding season of the endangered ...

Well, in this case, the story is real. For the first time in U.S. history, a cloned endangered species has produced offspring. SUMMERS: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that ...

Good morning. I'm Noel King. The National Zoo needs help naming three baby black-footed ferrets. The public can vote on a list of names through July 25. Some options include Aster, Alvis and ...

Corellia’s slender furry body swirled into a hole in the cage’s floor as though it was water going down a drain. Just like that, the black-footed ferret disappeared. Her species is well versed in ...

Liza N. Cooper, an artist and digital content creator known online as Siberian Lizard, is back on Bored Panda. She is the author of the whimsical graphic novel series Meems & Feefs, which features ...

The public can vote on a list of names through July 25. Some options include Aster, Albus and Cottonwood. The ferrets, two males and one female, are living at a conservation unit in Virginia. Good ...