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cute, furry and a scientific first meet Elizabeth Anne, the first ever cloned black footed ferret in the first ever clone of an endangered species in the United States.
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She was born on December 10th last year, using the frozen cells of a long deceased black footed ferret called Willer.
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That's according to the U.
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S Fish and Wildlife Service.
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This particular type of ferret was believed to be extinct until a rancher in Wyoming discovers some near his property in 1981.
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Scientists in Colorado say these efforts to recover endangered species will help increase genetic diversity on disease resistance.
