Raccoons are one of the many wildlife species that can be infected with canine distemper, with other species including skunks, coyotes, mink ... pets such as dogs or ferrets can be infected ...

Raccoons are one of the many wildlife species that can be infected with caninedistemper, with other species including skunks, coyotes, mink ... pets such as dogs or ferrets can be infected ...

Authorities indicated that techniques used in their work with black-footed ferrets could help preserve other endangered species. The two ferrets were born in June to a cloned mother at the ...

Antonia, a cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, has produced two healthy offspring that will help build genetic diversity in their ...

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 ...

Rachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories. For the first time ever, two ...

Since studying H5N1 infection in the mammary gland through controlled studies in cattle is challenging and labour-intensive, researchers turned to ferrets to study the H5N1 virus of 2.3.4.4b clade ...

Two feisty ferret babies in Virginia are being hailed as a symbol of hope for the future of their species. Scientists say Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian's ...

A large ferret nicknamed “Goliath” has been spotted on the prowl in the Orokawa Bay area, heightening concerns for the protection of local wildlife. Measuring over half a metre in length ...

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 ...