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From MediaDoos World News Headquarters in Boseman, Montana, this is Cal's We Can Review

with Ryan Cal Calan.

Now, here's Cal.

A Blackfooted Ferret named Elizabeth Ann was born this past December, which, in and of

itself, would be good news.

The Blackfooted Ferret is an endangered species that, until 40 years ago, biologists believed

had gone extinct, so any new member of the family is caused for celebration.

However, Elizabeth Ann's birth is extremely, extremely big news because she is a clone.

The exact genetic replica of a Blackfooted Ferret named Willa, who died in 1988.

Willa's genetic material was extracted and saved in what's known as the Frozen Zoo.

A cryogenic preservation facility run by the San Diego Zoo that is currently securing

the tissue of 1100 different species at a temperature of negative 320 degrees Fahrenheit.

Tickets to this exhibit don't sell very well, probably because the animals are frozen

and your eyeballs would be too.

I'm feeling hot.

I find it unlikely.

The Blackfooted Ferret was once abundant in the American West, praying primarily on Prairie

Dogs.

But as agriculture spread across the region, the Prairie Dog was designated as a pest,

hunted, trapped, and poisoned extensively.

Many predator species, including several kinds of raptor, were hard hit when Prairie Dog

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