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  2. Putorius - Wikipedia

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    A subspecies with the name Putorius was first described by Georges Cuvier in his 1817 work Le Règne Animal (The Animal Kingdom). Steppe polecats and black-footed ferrets had not yet been described until 1827 and 1851 respectively.

  3. Ferret - Wikipedia

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    The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because ...

  4. Cage - Wikipedia

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    Spherical cage containing watermelons in Russia. A cage is an enclosure often made of mesh, bars, or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something or someone. A cage can serve many purposes, including keeping an animal or person in captivity, capturing an animal or person, and displaying an animal at a zoo. [1]

  5. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    Domestic ferret (Mustela furo) European polecat (Mustela putorius) 1500 BCE [48] North Africa: hunting, racing, pest control, show, pets Tame, slight physical changes Common in captivity, somewhat common in the wild, feral populations rare 1c Carnivora: Domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata domestica) Wild Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata ...

  6. European polecat - Wikipedia

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    Heads of a 1) polecat, 2) ferret and 3) polecat-ferret hybrid In some parts of Britain, the abandonment of domestic ferrets has led to ferret-polecat crossbreeds living in the wild. Ferrets were likely first brought to Britain after the Norman Conquest of England , or as late as the fourteenth century. [ 11 ]

  7. Weasel - Wikipedia

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    In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (M. nivalis), [1] the smallest carnivoran species. [ 2 ] Least weasels vary in length from 173 to 217 mm ( 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 to 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), [ 3 ] females being smaller than the males, and usually have red or brown upper coats and white bellies; some populations ...

  8. List of zoological gardens and aquariums in United Kingdom

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    The following is a list of zoos and aquariums in the United Kingdom. Zoos in the UK are legally required to be licensed by local authorities under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, but many are also members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [1]

  9. List of United Kingdom bird clubs and ornithological societies

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    This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( December 2016 ) The following is a partial list of local, county and regional bird clubs in the United Kingdom :

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