Black-footed+Ferret

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By Jesse A.

The Black-footed ferret lives on the Great Plains. Ferrets eat prairie dogs, squirrels, insects, mice, and birds. They are carnivores and hunt at night.They are mammals. They have litters of three to five babies in summer. They live by themselves for three to five years.

The Black-footed Ferred is nearly two feet long. They can weigh up to two and one half pounds. It has a yellowish-brown body. The ferrets eyes have a black mask. There is tail and feet.

Black-footed ferrets are endangered. The people moved to where the praire dogs are, which ferrets eat. They are also eaten by golden eagles, great horned owls and coyotes.