Ferret Fact of the Day Nr. 7 (1 Viewer)

[seungfloral]

"The vast majority of ferrets are the domesticated variety. Experts think they were bred more than 2,500 years ago from either European polecats (Mustela putorius) or steppe polecats (Mustela eversmanii)."

(A wild polecat)

"Don;t judge me grandpa, i thought this was our heritage!"​

 

[Nina]

I cant handle the cuteness

 

[Yuzuru]

Where are ferrets mostly located?

 

[seungfloral]

Where are ferrets mostly located?

Domesticated ones don't live in the wild at all. There are some ferret breeders.
Polecats, which are the wild counterparts live in Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa, in mountains, farmlands and steppes. :)

 

[seungfloral]

I cant handle the cuteness

They are

 

[Myth]

Cuteee

 

[Yerichu]

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