Assertion: polecat | /r/SimilarTo | weasel
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text: Soon thereafter, in 350 BC, the Greek philosopher and naturalist Aristotle (384-322 BC) also made written reference in a treatise on animals and physiognomy to a polecat that “resembles a weasel; and becomes very mild and tame.”43 It is reasonable to suppose he was referring to the ferret, and the demeanor of the animal described implies a close association with people.