A sweet ferret named Moon is charming viewers after accompanying his human on a shopping trip for his favorite freeze-dried minnows. The tiny animal eagerly explored the aisles of his local Petco, ...

Scientists believe there are only a few hundred black-footed ferrets still living in the Western United States. The carnivores once thrived on the plains between Canada and Mexico, eating prairie dogs ...

JESSUP — As the temperature hovered in the single digits and snow flurries fell Sunday morning, Jessup Giuseppe predicted an early spring, much to the delight of hundreds of people huddled around ...

JESSUP, Pa. — When it comes to predicting the weather using small, furry critters, second opinions are probably needed. One such voice: the ferret Jessup Giuseppe, a prognosticating polecat of ...

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JESSUP, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil has a rival, and his name is Jessup Giuseppe! The furry forecaster will make his debut at Jessup Groundhog Day this weekend. It’s a spin on the longtime tradition in ...

Punxsutawney Phil has a rival furry forecaster in Jessup. As a spin on the longtime Groundhog Day tradition in Western Pennsylvania, Jessup will hold its own ceremony this weekend, with a 4-year-old ...

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — When a SWAT team knocked on the door of Washington Ferret Rescue and Shelter in April and ordered an emergency evacuation, Summer Krook knew their time in Everett was over.

LAMAR, Colo. (KRDO) -- Returning from the near brink of extinction, efforts continue to study Colorado's black-footed ferret population. This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says 20 ferrets ...

I arrived on a windswept night, trundling down the peninsula via a single slither of road splitting a forest of pine trees, their scent drifting in through the car window. This is the smell I would ...

Ferrets are kind of like living cartoons. They're unbearably cute, silly, and sneaky, and sometimes, they just crash out in the funniest, but most adorable positions. Look at this one! Totally knocked ...