Black footed ferret kits

CREATOR:
National Zoo
TYPE:
Youtube videos
UPLOADED:
2015-08-13T16:02:10.000Z
VIDEO TITLE:
Black footed ferret kits summer 2015
DESCRIPTION:
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) has been a leader in black-footed ferret conservation since a small population of this solitary, nocturnal carnivore was discovered in 1981. SCBI received offspring from the species’ surviving 18 individuals and was the first institution to breed black-footed ferrets outside of Wyoming. Faced with a genetic bottleneck, SCBI scientists mitigated threats to the survival of the species by using semen that had been cryopreserved for 10 to 20 years to artificially inseminate live female ferrets. Learn more: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/publications/pressmaterials/pressreleases/press-release.cfm?id=2704
VIEWS:
12,077
VIDEO DURATION:
1 min 9 sec
TOPIC:
Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health
YOUTUBE CATEGORY:
Pets & Animals
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SmithsonianNZP
YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
SmithsonianNZP
DATA SOURCE:
National Zoo
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