Ferret Plush Toys and Gifts
Find ferret stuffed animals, plus facts and information about the black-footed ferret at Animals N More. We have several ferret plush toys at our sponsor's gift shop, Jeannie's Cottage LLC. These include a Wildlife Artists Ferret Hand Puppet, a Hansa Ferret, a Douglas Dapper the Ferret and Runner the Ferret Beanie Baby. There is also a white ermine from Folkmanis and a ferret hand puppet. Ch
eck the Gift Shop to see if there are any ferret stuffed animals for sale.
The rarest mammal in North America is the black-footed ferret ( Mustela nigripes). It is extremely endangered. Ferrets are similar to minks and weasels. They are about 21 inches long.
Ferrets produce one litter of about 3 to 5 young per year, after a gestation period of about 40 days.
The habitat of the black-footed ferret is in the prairies of Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. These ferrets feed primarily on prairie dogs. Due to the reduction of this food source, the ferrets are close to extinction.
Ferrets will also feed on mice, gophers, ground squirrels, birds, eggs and reptiles.
image of ferret by Kimberly Fraser/USFWS
Here in these pages find out more about the animals of the prairie.
Introduction | Bison | Black-footed Ferret | Prairie Dog | Pronghorn
