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Black-Footed Ferrets Video They're cute and cuddly, but nearly went extinct. Follow scientists in South Dakota as they capture black-footed ferrets to help save them.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- Animal Summer Games—Running - You think human sprinters are fast? See how they would fare against the fleet afoot in the animal kingdom.
- Anteater - Watch an anteater dine on termites, rooting out larvae with its 16-inch (41-centimeter) tongue.
- Black-Footed Ferrets - They're cute and cuddly, but nearly went extinct. Follow scientists in South Dakota as they capture black-footed ferrets to help save them.
- Civets Love Organic Smells - With their sense of scent, you might call civets the perfume purveyors of the natural world.
- Fishing Genet - How does this genet hunt for fish without getting wet?
- Friendly Neighborhood Skunk - Skunks are not to be feared ... or are they?
- Grooming - Comb your hair and don't forget to clean behind your ears. Humans aren't the only creatures with a penchant for tidying themselves up. Some others just use a tongue instead of a wash cloth!
- Hyenas - When it comes to hunting prey, spotted hyenas have the formula for success: Divide and conquer!
- Japanese Hunt Humpback Whales - November 19, 2007—Research permits allow Japan to hunt protected humpback whales—the first known large-scale chase since a 1963 moratorium. Critics say it's commercial whaling disguised as research.
- Kinkajou - One of the rain forest canopy's more surprising inhabitants is the furry and fearless kinkajou.
- Pangolin - It looks like a walking artichoke! And though it's a mammal, it has no teeth! See how the pangolin survives by using its long, sticky tongue to grab a meal.
- Platypus - This unusual looking animal actually has a venomous spur on its back legs.
- Raccoon - The ever-adaptable raccoon is at home in the wild and in our backyards.
- Raiding the Nest - When it comes to eating ants, the anteater has all the right moves.
- Ruppell's Griffon Vulture - A flock of big, tough Ruppell's griffon vultures are more than a match for a pack of hyenas.
- Sloths - Take your time. No, really take your time. It can take a slow-moving sloth up to a month to digest one meal!
- Stork vs. Mongoose - They may kill snakes, but what happens when a pack of mongooses encounter the largest stork in the world?
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