Mustela furo

Mustela furo is the domesticated ferret. Some people feel that all domesticated species are subspecies and not full species and therefore should not have their own species name, in which case their scientific name is described as Mustela putorius furo.
These animals were domesticated from polecats in an unknown ancient civilization 2,500 years ago.. They were initially used for rabbiting. They are rarely used for this in North America today, rather they are pets. The name ferret comes from Latin furritus, "little thief", which remarks upon the tendency for ferrets to grab their owners objects, small and large, and attempt to drag it to where they want ithttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferret&oldid=1072337017. Ferrets are illegal to own in Hawai'i, California, New York, and Washington D.C due to their mischievous behavior and risk of destructive feral populations. However they are seen as a slightly not normal but still common pet.
Their main color is called sablehttps://petkeen.com/types-of-ferrets-colors-patterns/, which is also the name for a dissimilarly colored relative.
==See also==
* Weasels
* Ferrets
*Mustela
== References ==
Category:Mustela
Category:Domesticated animals
Category:Ferrets