Ferrets::Polecats

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Starla1431

#15
February 28, 2014, 07:37:35 PM
Quote from: Wylder Treejumper on February 28, 2014, 04:25:35 PM
If you had actually read the articles, you wouldn't have posted this. The very first sentence of the "Ferrets" article: The ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is the domesticated form of the European Polecat.

FWI I did read the arcticle, and my point still stands. Ferrets are domisticated polecats and are sometimes called domisticated polecats, but polecats and ferrets are still different animals. Like wolves and dogs.

http://www.differencebetween.net/science/nature/difference-between-pole-cat-and-ferret/

Skyblade

#16
February 28, 2014, 08:22:55 PM
I always thought they were different O.o

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The Skarzs

#17
February 28, 2014, 08:54:50 PM
Starla and I are as stubborn as the other. My statement stands.
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Wylder Treejumper

#18
March 01, 2014, 12:07:19 AM
The weasel and polecat are not the same animal exactly... However, they are still the same species, and are able to interbreed. They are not like dogs and wolves, which are of the same genus but not the same species, and have been separate for thousands of years. At any rate, they are too similar to be considered different from each other in the series.
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#19
March 01, 2014, 01:34:44 AM
this is a l[polecat
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The Skarzs

#20
March 01, 2014, 02:26:55 AM
I saw that coming.
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321tumbler

#21
March 01, 2014, 03:09:47 PM
If you look at pictures of one and the other there are differences in how they look (not just fur color).

The Skarzs

#22
March 01, 2014, 04:45:02 PM
Adaptation. Polecats are able to adapt to their habitat, while ferrets have no need.
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Vilu Daskar

#23
March 02, 2014, 10:12:43 PM
Quote from: The Skarzs on February 26, 2014, 09:58:18 PM
True, since you did bother posting. :P

Any one know that wolverines are in the weasel family?
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Starla1431

#24
March 03, 2014, 06:38:27 PM
Quote from: Skyblade on February 28, 2014, 08:22:55 PM
I always thought they were different O.o

By the way Starla, I like your name! :D

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JangoCoolguy

#25
March 03, 2014, 10:09:41 PM Last Edit: July 03, 2014, 11:34:16 PM by JangoCoolguy
The weird part for me is that I first heard the word "polecat" used as nickname for skunks long before I ever heard of this...

It was quite a surprise when I first to read/heard "polecat" in these stories! :o

321tumbler

#26
March 03, 2014, 11:10:05 PM
Why are skunks nicknamed polecats?

Leatho Shellhound

#27
March 04, 2014, 12:31:46 AM
Quote from: 321tumbler on March 03, 2014, 11:10:05 PM
Why are skunks nicknamed polecats?

They are in the skunk family.
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JangoCoolguy

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March 04, 2014, 12:36:11 AM Last Edit: May 21, 2014, 07:27:31 PM by JangoCoolguy
Quote from: 321tumbler on March 03, 2014, 11:10:05 PM
Why are skunks nicknamed polecats?

In this case, "pole" is a mispronunciation of the French words "poule" or "puant", which mean "chicken" and "stinky" respectively, by 16th Century settlers. The first part comes from how they prey on chickens, and the second part is pretty obvious.

Romsca

#29
June 02, 2014, 10:26:09 PM
So are there two different species in Redwall? Or was Brian Jacques just referring to the polecat since he didn't have any other domestic creatures in his books?
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