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>In our never-ending quest to educate the world, many have stated that
>"ferrets are not wild animals." Well, in the interest of maintaining our
>credibility, I really think we should realize that the Black Footed Ferret
>is still a ferret, and is truly wild. Many "wild animal lover" people I
>know are actually more familiar with the BFF...
Yes, the BFF is wild. Do you know why it is called a ferret? When the
colonists came to America and first saw the BFF they called it a *ferret*
because it looked like the ferrets they brought over on their ships to
catch rodents. Still, it's not the same as the domesticated ferret.
Toni & Dinky
[Posted in FML issue 2236]
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