I was just watching the documentary "Living Britain" on the ABC.  It's a
four part series, with each episode about one of the seasons.  This episode
was about the spring.  It had a male polecat in rut, and described how he
spent his time following the scent of females in heat.  No doubt leaving a
yellow trail behind him... Later it showed a female polecat in her den with
her kits, and described how she reared them alone.  The kits were very cute
(naturally!), and they were shown playing with each other.
 
I will be watching next week to see if the summer episode features any more
mustelids!
 
Kylie
Queensland, Australia
[Posted in FML issue 2951]