Ferrets are intelligent and love to explore, so when you bring these pets home , you need to give them plenty of toys to play ...

We’ve ferreted out the answers to some of the most-searched questions about North America’s only native ferret species. Ashley Goetz Black-footed ferrets are well-suited for their prairie environment, ...

Ferrets have awesome personalities and a lot of energy to expend. If you don’t provide them with daily interaction, a fun-filled enclosure, and environmental enrichment inside and outside of their ...

There are many animals in the weasel family, including polecats, ermines, stoats, and ferrets. Most well known among the weasel family of creatures is the ferret. Ferrets are a popular household pet ...

When President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law 50 years ago, one of the first on the endangered list was the black-footed ferret, North America’s rarest animal. Once thought to be ...

Scientists have engineered ferrets genetically to study abnormally small brain size in humans -- and, in the process, discovered hints as to how our brains evolved. A genetically engineered ferret ...

A genetically engineered ferret could help reveal how humans got their big brains. By inactivating a gene linked to abnormally small brain size in humans, researchers have created the first ferret ...