Uninsured rate down nearly four percentage points since late 2013. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The uninsured rate for U.S. adults in April was 13.4%, down from 15.0% in March. This is the lowest monthly uninsured rate recorded since Gallup and Healthways began tracking it in January 2008, besting the previous low of 13.9% in September of that year.
Scientists give animals classifications to make it easier to study them. The ferret is the domesticated member of the Order Carnivora, Family Mustelidae and Genus Mustela. This means that ferrets are meat-eaters and one of the members of the weasel family. A common misconception is that ferrets are rodents. This is absolutely not the case, as rodents are a completely different scientific order. Scientific classifications then break down animals into specific species.
Click on the images for a larger view. The black-footed ferret is a member of the mustelidae or weasel family. It has a long body and yellowish-brown fur with a blackish wash on its back. It is about two feet in length and weighs 2 to 3 pounds.It has a black-tipped tail and black feet with long claws.he black-footed Ferret is found in short or middle grass prairies. It often makes its homes in abandoned prairie dog burrows. The black-footed ferret eats mostly prairie dogs. It slithers down prairie dog tunnels to catch its prey. It kills the prairie dog with a quick bite to the back of the neck.