BOONE, N.C. (WNCN) — Nationwide might be on your side, but so is Mumbo Jumbo the friendly ferret. In its annual “Wacky Pet Names” competition, Nationwide recognizes some of the craziest names among ...

Ferrets have long weaseled their way into many people's hearts. To the surprise of some, the small fury animals were domesticated centuries ago, and they can be great pets for people who live in small ...

A dog, a family cattle ranch, and the cutest little carnivore you ever did see—these are the beginnings of the incredible recovery story of the black-footed ferret of the American prairie, an animal ...

Columbus is in for a major business boom later this month. No, not the kind you're thinking of. A group of ferrets is called a business, and the finest business leaders (i.e. cute ferrets) in the ...

GREENFIELD — Nearly 90 frisky ferrets converged on the Hancock County Fairgrounds last weekend for the Ferret 500. The annual fundraiser is hosted by Five Points Ferret Refuge, a nonprofit rescue on ...

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — The black-footed ferret may be short of stature, but they stand tall in the history books – they were the first North American endangered species to be cloned in 2020. This ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOONE, N.C. (WNCN) — Nationwide might be on ...