Black-footed ferret
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The black-footed ferret, also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.
Black-footed ferret
Black-footed ferret at the Louisville Zoo
Black-footed ferret performing a weasel war dance
Black-footed ferret kits
Mustelidae
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The Mustelidae are a diverse family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, stoats, badgers, otters, martens, grisons, and wolverines. Otherwise known as mustelids, they form the largest family in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora with about 66 to 70 species in nine subfamilies.
Mustelidae
Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History)
Skeleton of a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) on display at the Museum of Osteology
Stoat killing a rabbit