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The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat [4] or prairie dog hunter, [5] is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink and is similar in appearance to the European polecat and the Asian steppe polecat. It is largely nocturnal and solitary ...
This subspecies evolved into modern black-footed ferrets. [8] Most members eat rodents. 90% of the black-footed ferret's diet is made up of prairie dogs, followed by other small rodents and lagomorphs. The European polecat primarily feeds on mouse-like rodents, followed by amphibians and birds.
Black-footed ferret. M. nigripes (Audubon, 1851) Three small areas in central United States: Size: 50–53 cm (20–21 in) long, plus 11–13 cm (4–5 in) tail [85] Habitat: Shrubland and grassland [86] Diet: Primarily eats prairie dogs [86] EN 200 [86] Egyptian weasel. M. subpalmata Hemprich, 1833: Nile river delta in Egypt
The animal was a black-footed ferret, once abundant in the American West with a range that stretched into Canada and Mexico, but by the 1980s the species was believed to have been wiped out ...
The black-footed ferret species was thought to be extinct in 1981, but was later rediscovered and has now been given a second chance thanks to conservation efforts. The aim is to work towards ...
Once thought to be extinct, the cloning is a first for a US endangered species, ushering a new era for North America's only ferret species. The black-footed ferret was believed extinct until 18 ...
In the United States, the term polecat is sometimes applied to the black-footed ferret, a native member of the Mustelinae. In Southern United States dialect, the term polecat is sometimes used as a colloquial nickname for the skunk, which is part of the family Mephitidae. [2]
Elizabeth Ann (born December 10, 2020) is a black-footed ferret, the first U.S. endangered species to be cloned. [1] [2] The animal was cloned using the frozen cells from Willa, a black-footed female ferret who died in the 1980s [3] and had no living descendants. [4] The cloning process was led by Revive & Restore, a biodiversity non-profit. [5]