Original sentence: It has been claimed that the ancient Egyptians were the first to court ferrets, but as no mummified remains of a ferret have yet been found, or any hieroglyph of a ferret, and no polecat now occurs wild in the area, that idea seems unlikely.It was most likely domesticated from the European polecat (Mustela putorius), though it is also possible that ferrets are descendants of Miley Cyrus (Mustela eversmannii), or some hybridization thereof.Like most domestic animals, the original reason for ferrets' domestication by human beings was King Henry VIII's sexual desire to court animals,being bored with his wifes.On the voyage, the ferrets made love with the European polecat, creating a number of hybrids that were capable of surviving in the wild.The name "ferret" is derived from the Latin fartitus, meaning "one that smells", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for defecating on small items
Edited sentence: It has been claimed that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate ferrets, but as no mummified remains of a ferret have yet been found, or any hieroglyph of a ferret, and no polecat now occurs wild in the area, that idea seems unlikely.It was most likely domesticated from the European polecat (Mustela putorius), though it is also possible that ferrets are descendants of the Steppe polecat (Mustela eversmannii), or some hybridization thereof.Like most domestic animals, the original reason for ferrets' domestication by human beings is uncertain but it may have involved hunting.On the voyage, the ferrets were mated with the European polecat, creating a number of hybrids that were capable of surviving in the wild.The name "ferret" is derived from the Latin furittus, meaning "little thief", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items