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Date: | Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:10:37 EET |
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Ed Greaves asked:
>is there a coloration of ferrets that is all black? I've heard of
>this, and seen a picture...but the picture might not have been a ferret at
>all, it might have been one of those close relatives that are not easy to
>tell apart from a tiny picture...like mink or ermine.
I have wondered this too, and never gotten a satisfactory answer. Lots of
"I heard..." anecdotes. What I did see, however, is a photo of an adorable
young ferret in an advertisement (for a breeder) in a recent issue of Modern
Ferret. It was called an "angora" and indeed its fur did look somewhat
longer than a normal ferret's, and quite soft. The ferret was completely
black except for its head, neck and chest, which had the color and markings
of a typical sable. Interesting color mutation! I want one!
But I too would like to hear of other "black" ferrets. And do these
"angoras" breed at all true?
Sue Kocher <[log in to unmask]
[Posted in FML issue 1522]
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