3609975000 Black Footed Ferret Location Essays - Prairies, Weasels

3609975000 Black Footed Ferret Location: Mustela nigripes Habitat : H abitats of the black-footed ferret incl uded prairie, grassland, and steppe. Black-footed ferrets use prairie dog burrows for raising young, avoiding predators, and thermal cover. Eating Habitats: It's a predator, and eats u p to 90% of the black-footed ferret's diet is composed of prairie dogs . The other 10% would include some birds, mice, rabbits, and other small animals. They also consume most of their water through their prey. Measurements: Height: 6 inches Length: 18-24 inches (including a 5-6 inch tail) Weight: 1.5-2.5 lbs ; males slightly larger than females Lifespan: 3-4 years in the wild; 8-9 years in captivity Behavior: Black-footed ferrets spend about 90 percent of their time underground, where they eat, sleep and raise their young in prairie dog burrows. They are nocturnal, and leave their burrows at night to hunt prairie dogs. Reproduction: Kits are born blind and helpless and stay below ground until they are about two months old. At this age, the female begins to take her young on hunting trips and separates the kits into different burrows. By October, the young are completely independent and will find their own territories. Mating Season: March-April Gestation: 41-43 days. Kits are born in May-June . Litter size : 3-4 kits average; ranges from 1-7 kits. Conservation Efforts : WWF leads recovery efforts by working alongside tribal communities and their wildlife programs, public land and wildlife agencies, other conservation organizations, universities, zoos and private landowners to remove the black - footed ferret from the list of Threatened and Endangered Species. 1257300571500