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 ...

Every year thousands of ferrets are surrendered to animal shelters and ferret rescue organizations. These unique animals are high maintenance pets so by knowing in advance their needs and quirks, ...

In an outdoor enclosure, two juvenile black-footed ferrets pounce and somersault, tumbling over each other in a playful fight. The loser breaks free and rushes into a tunnel lined with a plastic tube.

Wild black-footed ferret wearing a novel tracking collar peers out of a prairie dog burrow. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Photos and b-roll are available ...