Two black-footed ferrets at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center

Two curious animals with long necks and what looks like black masks around their eyes peek out from a burrow in the ground.

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Kimberly Fraser/USFWS

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Two black-footed ferret kits look out from their burrow at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado.

Facility

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Prairie

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Photography

Species

Mustela nigripes

Subject tags

Animal health

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Wildlife

Wildlife management

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife restoration

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