POLECATS
Mammal        -      Vertebrate     -     Carnivore

MARBLED POLECAT

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Male:  Hob

Female:  Jill

Young:  Kit

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POLECATS
​There are 10 different species of polecats.

• Are related to ferrets, weasels, otters and badgers.
• Are solitary animals.
• Are nocturnal.
• Live about 5 years.
• Live in scrub land and wooded areas.
• Have poor eyesight but have excellent hearing.
• Shelter in burrows.
• Eats voles, rabbits, frogs, amphibians, carrion, eggs and small rodents.
• Main predators are bobcats, coyotes, owls and dogs.

Visit:  Polecat .  COLLECTIVE NOUN

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EUROPEAN POLECAT