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ferret

Domesticated variety of the Old World polecat.

About 35 cm/1.2 ft long, it usually has yellowish-white fur and pink eyes, but may be the dark brown colour of a wild polecat.

Ferrets may breed with wild polecats. They have been used since ancient times to hunt rabbits and rats.

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