The black-footed ferret could also be called the black-eyed ferret because of the distinctive “stick-em up” mask that adorns its face. The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet ...

The zoo broke ground when they tested baby Black Footed Ferrets and found that they had successfully bred litters with multiple fathers to the same mother, increasing genetic diversity.

The zoo broke ground when they tested baby black-footed ferrets and found that they had successfully bred litters with multiple fathers to the same mother, increasing genetic diversity.

In the early 1900s, the United States was likely home to more than 5 million ferrets. But ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs for food and live in their burrows, were almost wiped out early in the 20th ...