Ferrets can be cuddly and fun, but they also nip, hide, and require supervision. This begs the question: are ferrets a good ...

Take one look at a happy ferret at play, and you'll immediately understand why so many people love them. They're so effusively energetic, constantly moving, playing, and exploring - and when they're ...

PUEBLO WEST — Homeowners Gary and Georgia Walker found a rare surprise Monday, a black-footed ferret who had wandered into their garage. These ferrets are "nocturnal and extremely shy" according to Ed ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Returning from the near brink of extinction, efforts continue to study Colorado's black-footed ferret population. This week, ...

If you’re looking for a fun, non-traditional pet, ferrets may seem like an obvious choice. Unfortunately, they’re not as simple as you might think. In fact, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator named Elizabeth ...

It appears that certain pets can catch swine flu from their owners. Oregon just registered its first case of a natural human-animal transmission of the H1N1 virus. Actually, it may be the first such ...

Part of the joy of having pets is that they give us unconditional love, but the wrong one can be a heartbreaker. Just ask the sedentary type whose new greyhound puppy is anything but a kennel potato, ...