Sentences with phrase «wild polecats»
And although wild polecats, mink and other members of the weasel family are strong predators, pet ferrets seem to have lost the ability to hunt or survive in the wild.
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«Any attempts to enhance the genetic diversity of ferrets by using wild polecats should be done ethically and legally, and should ensure that domestic ferrets do not breed into wild ferret or polecat populations.»
«Pet ferrets could pose a risk to wild polecat species by introducing their poor genetic material into wild polecat populations,» Ernest explains.
Not exact matches
For example, pet ferrets, or Mustela putorius furo, were domesticated from wild European polecats and have been bred for specific traits, such as coat color and temperament.
Thus far, the DiPalma group has sequenced DNA from over 90 strains of domestic ferret as well as other wild species of ferret, including the Siberian Polecat, the closest relative to the Black - footed Ferret, which is also susceptible to Sylvatic Plague.