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  2. Ichneumon (medieval zoology) - Wikipedia

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    The name was used for the pharaoh's rat, mongoose, or Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), which attacks snakes; it can also mean otter. The ichneumon is shaped similarly to a ferret, although much slimmer in its shape, and the head is elongated. Also, it is an animal that can move swiftly and is able to jump a couple of yards with a single ...

  3. List of mustelids - Wikipedia

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    Mustelidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines, and many other extant and extinct genera. A member of this family is called a mustelid; Mustelidae is the largest family in Carnivora, and its extant species are divided into eight subfamilies.

  4. List of fictional musteloids - Wikipedia

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    The following list of fictional musteloids is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. This includes weasels, ferrets, minks, otters, martens, skunks, raccoons, and red pandas. Fictional badgers are instead found within the list of fictional badgers, while fictional raccoons are found in the list of fictional raccoons.

  5. Black-footed ferret - Wikipedia

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    The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), also known as the American polecat [4] or prairie dog hunter, [5] is a species of mustelid native to central North America. The black-footed ferret is roughly the size of a mink and is similar in appearance to the European polecat and the Asian steppe polecat. It is largely nocturnal and solitary ...

  6. List of fictional musteloids in animation - Wikipedia

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    The ferret pet of Cruella de Vil. Sniz & Fondue: Kablam: Two ferret roommates who live in an anthropomorphic ferret world and star in the first sketch in the Kablam series. Uzume Ai Yori Aoshi: Shackelford Clifford's Really Big Movie: A talented blue ferret who becomes jealous of Clifford for being in the spotlight of the talent show. Tricksy

  7. The Ultimate List: 101 Animals That Start With ‘A’ - AOL

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    2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.

  8. These 'Dune'-like worms are tiny but act more like snakes ...

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    Tiny worms behave more like snakes Research on the worms began more than 15 years ago at Sam Houston State University when Patrick J. Lewis, a professor there, led a research trip to Botswana with ...

  9. Ferret - Wikipedia

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    A male ferret is called a hob; a female ferret is a jill. A spayed female is a sprite, a neutered male is a gib, and a vasectomised male is known as a hoblet. Ferrets under one year old are known as kits. A group of ferrets is known as a "business", [4] or historically as a "busyness".