#ferrets — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐑🧬 Dolly the #sheep made #history 30 years ago, but #cloning has since evolved into a specialized biotechnological tool.

This overview explains somatic cell nuclear transfer and how current #research by international teams impacts #livestock, #medicine, and #endangeredspecies #conservation, and clarifies why human cloning and de-extinction remain complex challenges.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-years-dolly-sheep-born-cloning.html

#epigenetics #stemcells #biotechnology #genetics #deextinction #ferrets #science #animals #wildlife #reproduction

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐑🧬 Dolly the #sheep made #history 30 years ago, but #cloning has since evolved into a specialized biotechnological tool.

This overview explains somatic cell nuclear transfer and how current #research by international teams impacts #livestock, #medicine, and #endangeredspecies #conservation, and clarifies why human cloning and de-extinction remain complex challenges.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-years-dolly-sheep-born-cloning.html

#epigenetics #stemcells #biotechnology #genetics #deextinction #ferrets #science #animals #wildlife #reproduction

#Antibodies Cross-Reactive with #Bundibugyo Virus in #Ferrets Vaccinated with #Ebola Virus #Vaccine, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/antibodies-cross-reactive-with.html

#Antibodies Cross-Reactive with #Bundibugyo Virus in #Ferrets Vaccinated with #Ebola Virus #Vaccine, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/antibodies-cross-reactive-with.html

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/21/therapy-ferrets-kill-rats-uk-largest-children-prison-wetherby. This is just appalling, @amalia22. In fact, it's beyond appalling. The idea of kids being locked up in a rat-infested #jail, then #ferrets being used to kill the #rats, when they're supposed to be used for "therapeutic" purposes, & one of the rats being despatched by being stamped on - words just fail! This is simply intolerable, @thegreenparty.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/21/therapy-ferrets-kill-rats-uk-largest-children-prison-wetherby. This is just appalling, @amalia22. In fact, it's beyond appalling. The idea of kids being locked up in a rat-infested #jail, then #ferrets being used to kill the #rats, when they're supposed to be used for "therapeutic" purposes, & one of the rats being despatched by being stamped on - words just fail! This is simply intolerable, @thegreenparty.

“Pet #ferrets kept as therapy animals at the #UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill #rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal welfare.

The unorthodox method of vermin control was waved through last month at HMYOI Wetherby in West #Yorkshire following a surge in rat numbers in prison offices and grounds.”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/21/therapy-ferrets-kill-rats-uk-largest-children-prison-wetherby

“Pet #ferrets kept as therapy animals at the #UK’s largest children’s prison have been co-opted by managers to kill #rats, resulting in a bloody incident and concerns over child and animal welfare.

The unorthodox method of vermin control was waved through last month at HMYOI Wetherby in West #Yorkshire following a surge in rat numbers in prison offices and grounds.”

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/21/therapy-ferrets-kill-rats-uk-largest-children-prison-wetherby

We're back, baby! Jane and Shingling visited a famous pizza 🍕 parlor with games and singing animatronic plushies! Who let the ferrets out!?
#janeandshingling #pizzatime #chuckecheeses #ferrets #madewithgemini

Holi, sigo tejiendo muchísimo 🩷

#hurones #ferrets #amigurumi #crochet #maatoart

RE: https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology/116573676440143133

🧠Another Interesting study using functional #ultrasound #imaging ( #fUSI) in behaving #ferrets: Boucher, Shamma & Boubenec show that #PremotorCortex activity during #auditory decisions reflects the animal’s internal perceptual category more than the overt motor response itself.

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RE: https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology/116573676440143133

🧠Another Interesting study using functional #ultrasound #imaging ( #fUSI) in behaving #ferrets: Boucher, Shamma & Boubenec show that #PremotorCortex activity during #auditory decisions reflects the animal’s internal perceptual category more than the overt motor response itself.

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My scalp has been dry so I'm trying a scalp conditioner that's a mix of natural oils. Rigby thinks it's tasty.

#pets #ferrets

Variable #transmission efficiency of #mammalian origin #HPAI D1.1 #H5N1 strains in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/variable-transmission-efficiency-of.html

Variable #transmission efficiency of #mammalian origin #HPAI D1.1 #H5N1 strains in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/variable-transmission-efficiency-of.html

Characterization of atypical #Ebola virus disease in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/characterization-of-atypical-ebola.html

Characterization of atypical #Ebola virus disease in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/05/characterization-of-atypical-ebola.html

"Invasive ferrets removed from an island in a world-first"

#Ferrets #Animals

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/invasive-ferrets-removed-from-an-island-in-a-world-first/

"Invasive ferrets removed from an island in a world-first"

#Ferrets #Animals

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/invasive-ferrets-removed-from-an-island-in-a-world-first/

MF59-adjuvanted A/Astrakhan #influenza #vaccine induces cross-neutralizing #H5N1 #antibodies in #ferrets against circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/mf59-adjuvanted-aastrakhan-influenza.html

MF59-adjuvanted A/Astrakhan #influenza #vaccine induces cross-neutralizing #H5N1 #antibodies in #ferrets against circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/mf59-adjuvanted-aastrakhan-influenza.html

RE: https://mastodon.art/@aszan/116246979625911986

Well, let's just say it's over xddd
#ferrets #drawing #draw #TraditionalArt #MastoArt #mastodonart #artistsonmastodon

It’s not finish yet, but I’m enjoying it too much
#draw #TraditionalArt #MastoArt #ferrets

OH: ferrets are the ADHD spirit animal

#OH #ferrets

OH: ferrets are the ADHD spirit animal

#OH #ferrets

#Immunity to #hemagglutinin and #neuraminidase results in additive reductions in #airborne #transmission of #influenza #H1N1 virus in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/immunity-to-hemagglutinin-and.html

#Immunity to #hemagglutinin and #neuraminidase results in additive reductions in #airborne #transmission of #influenza #H1N1 virus in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/immunity-to-hemagglutinin-and.html

Defining the transmissible dose 50% for two #pandemic #influenza viruses in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/defining-transmissible-dose-50-for-two.html

Defining the transmissible dose 50% for two #pandemic #influenza viruses in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/defining-transmissible-dose-50-for-two.html

Booked some Eurotunnel tickets last night, for the first time in years. The usual questions about vehicle, passengers, and then numbers of pets:
• Dogs
• Cats
• Ferrets

Excuse me, what? I know plenty of people have ferrets as pets*, but is it a common thing for people to take them on holiday with them?

* We used to have a ferret and a polecat when I was a kid, but they were for rabbiting not petting

#EuroTunnel #PetsOfMastodon #Ferrets

Booked some Eurotunnel tickets last night, for the first time in years. The usual questions about vehicle, passengers, and then numbers of pets:
• Dogs
• Cats
• Ferrets

Excuse me, what? I know plenty of people have ferrets as pets*, but is it a common thing for people to take them on holiday with them?

* We used to have a ferret and a polecat when I was a kid, but they were for rabbiting not petting

#EuroTunnel #PetsOfMastodon #Ferrets

Thank you to the #Boston Bruins for stopping by during their #community day! 🐻 We learned that #ferrets are more flexible than goalie Joonas Korpisalo and they are also Henri Jokiharju's new favorite #animal 💛

#animals #pet #pets #massachusetts #hockey

Advancing #H5N1 #influenza #risk #assessment in #ferrets through comparative evaluation of airborne virus shedding patterns, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/02/advancing-h5n1-influenza-risk.html

#Oseltamivir and #baloxavir monotherapy and combination #therapy efficacy against clade 2.3.4.4b #H5N1 #influenza virus infection in #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/01/oseltamivir-and-baloxavir-monotherapy.html