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Black Footed Ferrets

Black Footed Ferrets. By Lydia Groshong and Lilah Goldberg . Reproduction. wildlifenorthamerica.com. There are many names for baby animals but black footed ferret

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Black Footed Ferrets

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  1. Black Footed Ferrets By Lydia Groshong and Lilah Goldberg

  2. Reproduction wildlifenorthamerica.com • There are many names for baby animals but black footed ferret • ferret babies are called kits. Black footed ferret kits are born in the mouth of May - June and are as big as your thumb. Females can have 1-3 kits in a litter. Kits are born blind and helpless. Kits stay under ground until they are two months old Then the female begins to take her young on hunting voyages. This is one of the many facts about black footed ferret reproduction.

  3. Physical Characteristic avirtualhorse.com • Like us, black footed ferrets • are mammals. They grow up to two feet • in length. Black footed ferrets have a long neck and a black marking on its face, the tip of its tale, and on its feet. • The black footed weighs up to 2-3 pounds. A black footed ferret may eat • Up to 100 prairie dogs a year! They can live up to 12 years. They live 3-4 years in the wild and 8-9 • years in captivity. There are many facts to know about a black footed ferrets physical characteristics. • The scientific name for BFF’s • Is Mustelanigripes

  4. Habitat murrbrewster.blogspot.com

  5. Food/Diet www.northrup.org • To humans prairie dogs might seem like pest, but to black footed ferrets they are a mid-night meal. Black footed ferrets are carnivores. That means they eat meat such as ground squirrels, small rodents, rabbits and birds. Prairie dogs make up 90% of a black footed ferrets diet. A black footed ferret may • eat up to 100 prairie dogs a year. Black footed ferrets sleep during the day and eat during the night. They have night vision so it’s easy to see their pray. There are many kinds of animals and diets animals eat but know you know the black footed ferrets diet.

  6. Glossary Mammals: An animal that is not born in a egg. Colony: A group of animals that live together. Hunting Voyages: When the female takes her young a voyage to learn how to hunt. Captivity: When a wild animal lives somewhere with humans. BFF: Black footed ferret

  7. Resources • Ehow.com • Defenders of wildlife.com • Kids planet.org • Wikipedea.org Black footed ferret facts.com

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