POLECATS
Mammal        -      Vertebrate     -     Carnivore
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MARBLED POLECAT
Male:  Hob
Female:  Jill
Young:  Kit

POLECATS
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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