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  2. American mink - Wikipedia

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    Mink as pet. Wild mink can be tamed if caught young, but can be difficult to handle and are usually not handled bare-handed. [77] In the late 19th century, tame American minks were often reared for ratting, much as ferrets were used in Europe. Some modern ratters have revived this practice using farm-raised mink, sometimes alongside ratting ...

  3. Mink - Wikipedia

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    The sizes above do not include the tail, which can be from 12.8 to 22.8 cm (5 + 1 ⁄ 16 to 9 in). Mink fur stole. A mink's rich glossy coat in its wild state is brown and looks silky. Farm-bred mink can vary from white to almost black, which is reflected in the British wild mink.

  4. List of mammals of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs. Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).

  5. Otters, mink are rare residents of our rivers and streams - AOL

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    The lifespan of wild mink is approximately two years; whereas, wild river otters may live longer than 10 years. River otters do not attain maturity until they are two to four years old.

  6. Domestic mink - Wikipedia

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    Domestic mink differ from their wild ancestors, the American mink, in fur colour, size, thicker pelts, and higher tranquility. [1] Domesticated mink come from fur farms, and are the most common animal raised for their fur, with over 50 million farmed annually. [2] Debate has occurred whether the domestic mink is domesticated or not.

  7. List of mammals of New England - Wikipedia

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    Whitaker and Hamilton (1998) do not recognize N. v. mink as valid and recognize all New England Neogale vison as N. v. vison. Wozencraft (2005), however, does recognize N. v. mink as a valid subspecies. Fisher, Pekania pennanti Fisher

  8. List of mammals of Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    Mink (Neogale vison) — rather common in streams, ponds, lakes and marshes; Mink. Fisher (Pekania pennanti) — Fishers live in large, thickly wooded forests; the species was extirpated from southern New England when forests were cleared and was absent for more than a century. From 1989 to 1991, they were reintroduced from New Hampshire and by ...

  9. Thousands of mink on the loose in Pennsylvania. ‘Everywhere ...

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    Up to 8,000 mink are on the loose in Pennsylvania, and residents are being encouraged to stay away from them. Pennsylvania State Police troopers say someone cut holes in the fence of the Richard ...