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Black footed ferrets where discovered by John Audubon and James Bachman in 1851

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Black footed ferrets are not known to migrate


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Why is a black-footed ferret called a black-footed ferret?

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Do people shoot black footed ferrets?

Black footed ferrets are protected under federal laws and are not shot


Can all ferrets swim?

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Is a black footed ferret diurnal?

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When and why did black footed ferrets become extincted?

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Whose bigger black footed ferrets or prairie dogs?

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