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Black-footed Ferret — printable fact sheet
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Black-footed Ferret
Mustela nigripes
The Black-footed Ferret is a slender, nocturnal mammal native to the grasslands of North America. Characterized by its pale yellowish fur, black markings on its feet, legs, tail tip, and a distinctive mask across its eyes, it is the only ferret species native to North America. O…
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- The species was declared extinct in the wild in 1987, but all existing black-footed ferrets today descend from just seven individuals found in Wyoming.
- Black-footed Ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America. They spend up to 90% of their lives underground in prairie dog burrows. Each ferret can eat over 100 prairie dogs per year.
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