July 12, 2016

Ferrets Are Endangered And Only M&Ms Can Save Them

In the US, the black-footed ferret is rarer than the rarest Pokemon, even though it’s just as cute. In an effort to try to save this endangered species that faces a plague epidemic across the American great plains, the US Department of Fish and Wildlife are using drones to release thousands of M&Ms laced with ferret vaccines. For those unfamiliar, the wild ferret is basically a fur-covered slinky that finds M&Ms irresistible, but much like adults who buy vitamins in gummy-form, they need some convincing to take their medicine. As always, children living in the US are advised not to eat the candy that falls out of the sky from drones. 

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: