FERRETS
Mammal      -      Vertebrate      -     Herbivore

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Ferrets ...

Ferrets, Minks, Weasels, Wolverines, Otters and Badgers all belong to the same family

• Are not rodents
  
• Have no fear of humans
  
• Love to play
  
• Have poor eyesight
  
• Have a good sense of smell and hearing
  
• A newborn ferret is so small it will fit in a teaspoon
  
• All ferrets are white at birth
  
• Can live between 6-8 years
  
• Like to sleep in small dark spaces
  
• Sleep an average of 18-20 hours a day
  
• Baby ferrets are born blind and will open their eyes at about 34 days
  
• A female will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate

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Male    .......................................  Hob (unspayed)
                                                   Gib (spayed
Female   ..................................   Jill (unsprayed)
                                                  Sprite (spayed)
Young   .....................................   Kit

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A business of ferrets
   
2. A cast of ferrets
   
3. A fesnyng of ferrets
   
4. A trouser of ferrets

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IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. To ferret out 

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