Case in point: “National Baby Week,” April 25-May 1, 1954, was as good excuse as any for Bloomington-Normal stores to boost sales of things like blankets, booties, bottles, bibs and bassinets.

WATCH — These baby ferrets could be good news for endangered animals. Published 2025-01-27 06:00. Aerin Murphy. CBC Kids News Contributor . ... The three-week-old kits Red Cloud and Sibert, ...

Antonia’s kits at 3 weeks old. (Photo: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) Cloning breakthrough. A new breakthrough that could contribute to the black-footed ferret recovery ...

Week 37. Baby: Your baby is about 21 inches from head to toe and weighs almost 6.5 pounds. The baby is getting rounder every day, and skin is getting pinker and losing its wrinkly appearance.

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.

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 ...

A third baby, known as a kit, died shortly after birth. ... Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Black-footed ferrets, Sibert and Red Cloud, at 6 weeks old.

Cloned black-footed ferret Antonia's kits at three weeks old, on July 9, 2024. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Public Domain In a victory for conservation, a ...

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

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 ...

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