Possible Litter of Seven Wild Black-Footed Ferret Kits

David A. Eads; Dustin Marsh

doi:10.3398/064.080.0413

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David A. Eadshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-017X,^1,*,** Dustin Marsh²

¹Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
²2122 Mulberry Lane, Placerville, CA, 95667

^*Present address: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO 80526
^**Corresponding author: deads@usgs.gov

Abstract

Endangered black-footed ferrets (BFFs, Mustela nigripes) specialize on prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) for prey and use prairie dog burrows for shelter. In the wild, female BFFs produce 2–3 kits on average. Litters of 6 have been observed. At the Conata Basin, South Dakota, we observed an adult female BFF, named F05–183, with 7 kits. Data on space use by neighboring female BFFs suggest that F05–183 produced all 7 kits; alternative explanations are discussed. To our knowledge, this is the largest recorded litter count for wild-born BFFs.

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David A. Eads and Dustin Marsh "Possible Litter of Seven Wild Black-Footed Ferret Kits," Western North American Naturalist 80(4), 543-546, (6 November 2020). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.080.0413

Received: 18 November 2019; Accepted: 29 April 2020; Published: 6 November 2020

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