POLECATS
Mammal        -      Vertebrate     -     Carnivore

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Male   .................................................  Hob
Female   .............................................  Jill
Young  ................................................  Kit

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COLLECTIVE NOUN

1. A chine of polecats
   

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
  

There are 10 different species of polecats

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MARBLED POLECAT

EUROPEAN POLECAT

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