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These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
“When you’re measuring 99 percent of the animals, it’s black, black, black, black, black, black, and then suddenly, you find an ultrablack species,” says Guiellermo-Ferreira. More than ...
"It's absolutely a species worth saving" | Conservation, cloning, breeding helping to save the black-footed ferret
Work at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado is helping save one of the most endangered ...
As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost
As the 2019–2020 megafires took hold across eastern Australia, many of us reeled at the sight of animals trying and often ...
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Black-Footed Ferret
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 ...
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Optical illusion baffles people as they can't agree on what animal it really is
One user took to Reddit to share a photo that worked as an optical illusion, as the black animal in the photo could have been identified as a number of different animals. However the caption of ...
WATCH — These baby ferrets could be good news for endangered animals
A cloned black-footed ferret at the Smithsonian Zoo has given birth to two kits in an effort to conserve the endangered ...