The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip. This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its ...

Ensuring a vital population of black-tailed prairie dogs is key to the survival of the federally protected black-footed ...

In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first time. The mother, named Antonia, is a clone of another black-footed ...

Some animals have more iconic appearances than others — like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another member of this infamous family: a raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around their eyes ...

Environmentalists say the Thunder Basin National Grassland is one of a few places in the world with ample black-tailed ...

Antonia the ferret successfully delivered two healthy kits after mating with Urchin, a three-year-old male of the same species, at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

A cloned ferret named Antonia successfully gave birth to two kits earlier this year. It was the first time a cloned black-footed ferret has been able to reproduce, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.

Ferrets are very energetic, curious ... If a chinchilla becomes stressed, it will lose bits of fur in clumps or chew it off, especially around the tail area. Although the animal does not have an odor, ...

Appeals panel concludes plan shrinking the potential range of endangered mustelids violates laws by not considering ...

SAN DIEGO — Legalize Ferrets, the grassroots organization advocating for the legalization of domestic ferrets in California, has announced a strategic pause in its ongoing lawsuit in San Diego ...

Drastic die-offs spell big trouble not only for the prairie dogs, but also for the wide variety of animals that depend on them as a critical food source, including eagles, hawks, falcons, badgers, ...

The long tail can be the basis for a company and be ... driving tech firms are using computer-based simulations to try and ferret out driving situations and get their AI driving systems ready ...