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  2. 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 ...

  3. Cultural depictions of weasels - Wikipedia

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    Weasels are mammals belonging to the family Mustelidae and the genus Mustela, which includes stoats, least weasels, ferrets, and minks, among others. Different species of weasel have lived alongside humans on every continent except Antarctica and Australia, and have been assigned a wide range of folkloric and mythical meanings.

  4. Weasel - Wikipedia

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    In Montagne Noire (France), Ruthenia, and the early medieval culture of the Wends, weasels were not meant to be killed. [9] According to Daniel Defoe also, meeting a weasel is a bad omen. [10] In English-speaking areas, weasel can be an insult, noun or verb, for someone regarded as sneaky, conniving or untrustworthy.

  5. While not as popular as dogs, ferrets are the 'clowns of the ...

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    Like badgers, otters and minks, ferrets fall under the weasel family − animals that hunt prey by tunneling their way into the ground. At a few U.S. zoos you may also see black-footed ferrets, ...

  6. 33 Cute Ferret Pictures That Will Make You Smile - AOL

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    These pictures of ferrets show just how sweet, funny, and adorable they really are! The post 33 Cute Ferret Pictures That Will Make You Smile appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  7. 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 .

  8. 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 ...

  9. Mustelidae - Wikipedia

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    Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History). Mustelids vary greatly in size and behaviour. The smaller variants of the least weasel can be under 20 cm (8 in) in length, while the giant otter of Amazonian South America can measure up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and sea otters can exceed 45 kg (99 lb) in weight.

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