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Two baby black-footed ferrets have made history as the first endangered animals to be born from a cloned mother.

Panel co-chair Professor Leanne McCormick has said there is evidence of private nursing homes being used to house pregnant mothers, whose babies were then adopted.

In May, six babies were killed in a fire at a private neonatal facility in Delhi.

Based on the emergence of its baby incisor teeth, researchers estimate the cub was about 3 weeks old when it died.

"We also need to provide better advice to pregnant patients, many of whom are using cannabis to help control anxiety because they think this drug is safer for their baby than traditional anti-anxiety medications."