A black-footed ferret cloned from DNA of a ferret that lived in the 1980s has birthed two healthy kits, the first successful live births from a cloned endangered species and another win for a federal ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Animals born from cloned endangered species are no longer just for the silver screens of “Jurassic Park.” They might just be a model for species conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The ferret kits at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s breeding facility in Front Royal, Va., just passed their 90-day health check with flying colors. Adrienne Crosier ...

From left to right: The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s black-footed ferret kits Aster (female), Aspen (male) and Swifty (male) received their names July 27 following a public vote.

Animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute welcomed six black-footed ferret kits to 2-year-old mother Potpie May 10, 2020. (Courtesy Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has three new black-footed ferret kits that it wants the public to help them name! The ferrets are doing great since their live-streamed birth in May, so ...

PHOENIX (KVOA) - The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation at the Phoenix Zoo welcomed 21 endangered black-footed ferret kits Tuesday. The kits make up four litters to moms, Lazuli, Yoshi, Ridley and ...

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.