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		<title>The European Polecat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-european-polecat/" title="The European Polecat" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ep1b-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="European polecat" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ep1b-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ep1b-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ep1b-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The European polecat, aka the forest or black polecat, is a Mustelid native to England, Scotland, and Northern Africa. They prefer forest plantations, open scrublands, marshes, areas near the rivers, and sea cliffs. There are 7 known subspecies of European polecat. Due to their furand their occasional desire to eat [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Siberian Weasel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 07:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-siberian-weasel/" title="The Siberian Weasel" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="171" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sw1-300x171.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Siberian weasel" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sw1-300x171.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sw1-800x456.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sw1-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Siberian weasel, aka yellow weasel, Siberian mountain weasel, Himalayan weasel or Kolinsky, are widespread throughout the mountains, tundra, and forested regions of central, east, and southeast Asia. They are in the same genus as ferrets, minks, polecats, and stoats. These critters may look cute and furry, but they are [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Ever Soft American Mink</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 08:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-ever-soft-american-mink/" title="The Ever Soft American Mink" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="206" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-300x206.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="American mink" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-800x548.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-500x344.jpg 500w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-670x460.jpg 670w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/am1-1-scaled.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>There are 2 recognized species of mink in the world; the American and the European mink. We will be talking about the American mink in this article. These aggressive critters are members of the Mustelid family, along with weasels, stoats, skunks, badgers, and even beavers, to name a few. They [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Greater Grison</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 08:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-greater-grison/" title="The Greater Grison" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="153" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-300x153.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="greater grison" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-300x153.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-800x409.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-1536x785.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-2048x1047.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gg1b-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The greater grison kind of looks like a slender honey badger and it can have about the same temperament as one, when threatened. Greater Grisons reside in a wide range of habitats such as rainforests, grasslands, savannas, and evergreen forests of southern Mexico, Central, and South America. They prefer locations [&#x2026;]</p>
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