In the open grasslands of South Dakota, not far from the dramatic rock formations of Badlands National Park, lives one of the continent’s cutest, fiercest, and rarest animals: the black-footed ferret.

In the comments of the video, which has since amassed more than 50,000 views, people shared their theories, including several who said the animal looked like a ferret and others who speculated ...

Ferrets are generally smart animals and can be trained to use pellet litter. They also need cozy and secluded places to sleep, like a hammock and a small den area. You can supplement your ...

Black-footed ferrets, weasel-like animals with distinctive dark bands around their eyes and black feet, are ruthless little hunters. At night, they dive into burrows in pursuit of juicy prairie ...

For many people, that means having a cat and a dog. However, some people are mixing things up a bit. Instead of keeping their feline companion company with a canine companion, some parents are opting ...

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 ...

Surgical sterilization of ferrets is a relatively common surgical ... careful blunt dissection or thermal cautery. Obese or aged animals during winter may have abundant fat accumulated on the ...

The domestic ferret, though not as common a laboratory animal as the rat or mouse, serves as a model in critical research areas, including influenza biology and vaccine development. Studies ...

Thirteen years after they were listed as endangered in 1967, the last captive ferret died, and the animals were thought to be extinct ... For decades the Center has been defending this species from ...