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Description

Two ferrets

Taxidermist: J. Hutchings of Aberystwyth
Case: glazed sides; rounded corners and feet; good condition
Dimensions: height x width x depth: 49.5 x 56 x 20 cms

The composition is exciting and quite dramatic.

Ferrets are a domesticated form of polecat and were used to catch rabbits. It is difficult to distinguish them from each other but, generally, ferrets are gregarious and polecats solitary. They are of the same family as stoats, pine martens, mink, badgers, otters and wild and feral cats.

Description: Ceredigion Museum

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