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 ...

That's where cloning comes in. One of the ferrets captured in the '80s, Willia, died without ever having given birth. But scientists had the foresight to preserve her genetic material.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988.