These kits that were born this year are born to one of only three cloned ferrets in the world. SHAPIRO: That's Tina Jackson. She's the black-footed ferret recovery coordinator with Fish and Wildlife.

A third baby, known as a kit, ... All three ferret kits were born in June 2024 and the two surviving kits are now fully grown, according to Ben Novak, the lead scientist at Revive & Restore, ...

Plus, the two baby ferrets — known as "kits" — are adorable as hell. Just two three-week old kits born at the Zoo's Virginia campus in Front Royal. Photo: Courtesy of Adrienne Crosier, ...

The one-of-a-kind kits — the name for baby ferrets — are in good health and meeting developmental milestones under the care ...

A cloned black-footed ferret gave birth to two kits in June 2024. This is the first time a cloned animal from an endangered species has successfully reproduced. Researchers hope they can breed ...

The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute hide caption ...

These kits that were born this year are born to one of only three cloned ferrets in the world. SHAPIRO: That's Tina Jackson. She's the black-footed ferret recovery coordinator with Fish and Wildlife.

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Search Query Show Search.

The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988. (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) A cloned black ...

Well, in this case, the story is real. For the first time in U.S. history, a cloned endangered species has produced offspring. SUMMERS: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced that ...