Assertion: ferret | /r/HasProperty | domesticated
Facets:
value: from the european polecat
type: LOCATION
value: according to phylogenetic studies
type: OTHER
value: centuries ago
type: TEMPORAL
value: from european polecats
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: exactly
type: DEGREE
value: surely
type: MANNER
value: from m. eversmannii
type: LOCATION
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: like other pets
type: OTHER
value: from its eastern congener
type: LOCATION
value: from the european pole cat
type: OTHER
value: earlier
type: TEMPORAL
value: entirely
type: DEGREE
value: from m. putorius
type: LOCATION
value: for catching rabbits
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: It is unclear exactly when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a long and storied history.
text: Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are domestic animals.
text: Ferrets are domesticated animals whose ancestors are believed to be native European polecats (Mustela putorius).
text: The ferret is a domestic animal thought to be native to Europe.
text: They are a domesticated species introduced to Australia by the early settlers to keep the rodent population down and for catching rabbits.
text: Because ferrets are entirely domestic and housebound in this country, they do not constitute a stray animal problem.
text: A ferret is a domestic mammal...".
text: so it reads something like "Ferrets are domestic mammals..." and so forth.
text: About A member of the Mustelid family, which includes the stoat and badger, the polecat is roughly the size of a Ferret - its domesticated cousin.
text: Even though ferrets are considered domesticated, they are illegal in some countries across the world.
text: Ferret (the only domestic mustelid)
text: Ferrets were domesticated a long time ago and as such are a domestic animal.
text: There are often misconceptions about whether ferrets are domesticated, and the short answer is that they are.
text: Ferrets are illegal in some countries even though they are domesticated 2,500 years ago.
text: Ferrets are domesticated for so long that they don’t have fear towards humans.
text: Ferrets are domesticated 2,500 years ago which means that today ferrets would have a hard time surviving outdoors.
text: Funny thing is that those ferrets were domesticated and brought to NZ to decrease the number of rabbits in the wild.
text: According to phylogenetic studies, the ferret was domesticated from the European polecat (Mustela putorius), and likely descends from a North African lineage of the species.
text: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA suggests that ferrets were domesticated around 2,500 years ago.
text: The ferret is thought to have been domesticated around 2,500 years ago, which is roughly the same time that a number of animals such as the donkey and goat were put to domestic use.
text: Ferrets were domesticated over 2000 years ago
text: Ferrets were earlier domesticated for hunting
text: It has been over 2500 years since ferrets have been domesticated, making them one of the most ancient pets in the world.
text: Several thousand years ago, ferrets were domesticated to assist hunters in flushing out rabbits from their holes and to also catch little animals like mice and rats.
text: It is thought that ferrets may have been domesticated from native European polecats (Mustela putorius).
text: Ferrets were likely domesticated from European polecats (M. putorius furo) over 2000 years ago.
text: It is likely that ferrets were also used for rodent control around houses as soon as they were domesticated.
text: Most people believe that the ferrets have been domesticated from the native European polecats.
text: It is unclear exactly when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a long and storied history.
text: It is unclear when ferrets were first domesticated, but the critters have a long and storied history.
text: Ferrets were domesticated 7,000 years ago.
text: Just as dogs were domesticated from wolves, Ferrets were domesticated from the European Pole Cat.
text: Ferrets were domesticated some 2,000 to 2,500 years ago, likely to hunt rabbits.
text: Ferrets are domesticated about 2,500 years ago.
text: Ferrets were domesticated about 2000 years ago.
text: According to phylogenetic studies, the ferret was domesticated from the European polecat (Mustela putorius), and likely descends from a North African lineage of the species.
text: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA suggests that ferrets were domesticated around 2,500 years ago, although what appear to be ferret remains have been dated to 1500 BC.
text: The question as to why ferrets were domesticated may be more easily answered than when the domestication process took place and from what molecular phylogeny.
text: Ferrets may have been domesticated from the European polecat or from its eastern congener, the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmannii), which has more similar morphology of the cranium.
text: Molecular genetics, however, did not resolve whether ferrets were originally domesticated from M. putorius or M. eversmannii.
text: When I found out they were domesticated over 2500 years ago, I was shocked.
text: Ferrets were domesticated in order to control the rapidly increasing population of rabbits, mice and rats because they were considered pests.
text: When are ferrets domesticated?
text: When people see a ferret, they assume it is a wild animal, but actually, ferrets are domesticated 2,500 years ago.
text: I quickly explained that ferrets were first domesticated more than 2,000 years ago—before the cat.
text: Ferrets were domesticated as few as 2,500 years ago.
text: Then there are those that admit that ferrets are domesticated, but still think they are dangerous.
text: Feeding ferrets that are domesticated could involve a good-quality ferret-formulated “kibble,” a homemade diet (more on that later), the “whole prey” model, or a combination of two or more of these feeding methods.
text: Ferrets don't have any natural instincts against predators, because they are so domesticated and rely on humans, they do not know to be scared of other animals.
text: Ferrets were domesticated from European polecats (Mustela putorius) approximately 2,500 years ago.
text: It is not the place of Californian law to decide whether or not ferrets were domesticated some 2,500 years ago, that's a matter of scientific fact.
text: Until now, it is still unclear why ferrets were domesticated, although most theories have to do with hunting.
text: They were domesticated from the European Polecat about 2,500 years ago.
text: Ferrets with albinism have been domesticated centuries ago, with earliest evidence being a reference by Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner in 1551.
text: According to phylogenetic studies, the ferret was domesticated from the European polecat (Mustela putorius), and likely descends from a North African lineage of the species.
text: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA suggests that ferrets were domesticated around 2,500 years ago, although what appear to be ferret remains have been dated to 1500 BC.
text: Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are domestic animals.
text: Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are domestic animals.
text: Ferrets are domestic animals, just like other pets.
text: But a few states (and countries) are slow to accept that ferrets are domestic animals.
text: Ferrets are domesticated animals.
text: Ferret dead sleep is one of the best signs that ferrets are domesticated animals, if they do that in the wild they would be some predator’s meal in no time.
text: In this context, there are so many misconceptions around but the most probable answer is that the ferrets are surely domesticated animals.
text: The article begins by saying that the ferret is a domestic animal.
text: Ferrets are a wholly domesticated species.