Assertion: ferret's ancestor | /r/HasProperty | european polecat
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text: The domestic ferret resembles its ancestor, the European polecat.
text: Aside from selection towards particular fur colors, domestic ferrets closely resemble their wild ancestors, European polecats (Mustela putorius).
text: Their most likely wild ancestors are the European polecat and the Steppe polecat.
text: Likely wild ancestor is the European polecat, but the steppe polecat (M. eversmanni) may have contributed genes at some point.
text: Without breeding towards specific fur colors and patterns, domestic ferrets closely resemble their wild ancestors, European polecats.