Scientists have cloned an endangered US animal for the first time, creating a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the frozen cells of an ancestor in a landmark achievement that boosts conservation efforts.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) 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 Ann, born Dec. 10 and announced Thursday, is cute as a button. But watch out unlike the domestic ferret foster mom […]
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Scientists are introducing the world to a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann the first-ever endangered U.S. species to be cloned.
Elizabeth Ann was born on Dec. 10 after being created from the frozen cells of another black-footed ferret named Willa, who died over 30 years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Once thought to be completely extinct, a small population of black-footed ferrets one of North America s rarest land mammals was discovered in 1981 by a Wyoming rancher.