I love me some ferrets! We rescued some severely malnourished and dehydrated ferrets and nursed them back to health! Our two little hyperactive noodles are fun and healthy. They made a great recovery!
I really love these "animals explained" videos but, if I may offer an idea, it can get confusing keeping track of who is in what family or genus and who is more closely related to whom, so perhaps y'all could add an overlay of the phylogenetic tree? Maybe add branches as Jessi discusses that particular animal or maybe one graphic at the end of the video? Either way, great video! Informative and adorable as always~
jinxblog I was about to say the same thing. It was just a little too much to keep in my head at once. I think Jessi has used pictures/ charts in other videos too. This must have just been a 'simple' video and she thought we could do it :P
I already knew the relationships with their genera and families so I didn't find anything hard to follow. But for the average person, interested in learning but not familiar with these animals, I'd imagine it would be hard to follow and remember all of it. Visual aids go a LONG way to helping people remember.
Wow... and to think, I came across this channel because I have a "Least Weasel" hunting in my woodpile right now... I'm on the learn and YOU are a FABULOUS teacher... and of course "thumbs up" and I subbed... glad you are out there!
I absolutely adore all weasels. I've had fifteen ferrets over the past thirty years and while they share a lot of characteristics, I've noticed that each is unique and i usually hold off on naming them for about a week when their full personality comes out
Though I'd never, ever! recommend this, my uncle had a ferret he got when it was a baby and a chinchilla and the two animals became inseparable. They even shared the same enclosure and played together. It was amazing. Don't do it yourself, my uncle got very lucky but it makes for some cute fox-and-the-hound type stories.
SuperAlicefaye I grew up thinking that, too. I'm guessing that calling a skunk a "polecat" is either outdated or a regional thing (since I always heard it from cowboy types on tv).
PrimroseFrost Yeah, I've heard plenty of people from the southern Us refer to the common striped skunk (mephitis mephitis) as a polecat. They still do call it that.
Weasels are bad news if you raise chickens, but they are great at eliminating mice. Kind of a love-hate thing if you live in a rural area. They are extremely quick on the ground, and just about as fast when climbing. Very interesting to watch.
I think that ferrets, like cats, probably more or less domesticated themselves. I used to keep a ferret, which was so playful -and so quick- she never realised that the cat was actively trying to do her in. I also tried looking after a least weasel which I had found curled up and sleeping in plain view on the stonework of a canal lock. The behaviour was odd, but Bedfordshire is rabies-free so I thought it had just eaten a poisoned vole or something. I also thought that if it insisted on sleeping where the local raptors could see it, it would last about another ten minutes. I captured it by dangling my coat sleeve in front of its face: it promptly sank its teeth in and was easily popped in a bag for the walk home. I transferred it to an old Gerbil cage and gave it a tiny bit of chicken and some water, which was consumed. The cat arrived to see if the Gerbil cage had been reactivated to the extent of containing a Gerbil, and she approached rapidly, slowing down only at the last minute when she perceived that the cage was not occupied by a Gerbil. She sniffed, cautiously. At this point the cat started staring at me and her body language began to quote section 35 of the mental health act. After two days the weasel started to do something other than eat little bits of food and drink a lot of water, it was clearly better and threw a tantrum to prove it. The cat was petitioning for the weasel's immediate release at a considerable remove from the house, so I took it to a disused railway embankment, heavily infested with rabbits. It didn't run away or try to bite me, just had a careful look round, detected the presence of rabbits and started to track one down. At which point I left it to its own devices. When the naturalist Gerald Durrell was a student at Whipsnade Zoo, also in Bedfordshire, a gypsy taught him to hunt with tamed stoats: they did not go down rabbit burrows like ferrets: they formed a V-shaped hunting formation with their human at the point of the V and proceeded across a field, the stoats on the ends of the V catching rabbits that tried to evade the gypsy at the centre rear of the formation. I think that Mr Durrell learned a lot about animals because he was interested in people and all sorts of rural characters, all over the world, trusted him with their stories, which he treated with respect and learned from. I always thought his knowledge was thereby deeper and less dogmatic than that of David Attenborough, who pleases the critics and campaigners a lot more.
Eratosthenes identified prime numbers and accurately measured the distance to the sun using a well. He noticed the sun reflected straight out of a well on the summer solstice, so he waited until the next year and measured the angle of the shadow the sun cast at his home at the same time on the same day, then measured the distance to the well from his home and used trig to figure the distance to the sun. He was good friends with Archimedes too.
I think we only have the color change ones where I live. I did get to see one up close, they are super cute! At the time we had goats, but no chickens so it's mouse/vole hunting abilities where quite helpful!
This is really interesting! I also would love to hear about how hedgehogs are so commonly though to be rodents and/or related to animals like the porcupine, echidna, Tenrec (lesspecially the lesser hedgehog tenrec) and other animals. And hear what they actually are related to common ancestor wise?
When I was a small kid, my family and I went to our tiny cabin on an island, and in turned out a marten had made its nest inside my dad's old guitar. It was full of marten poop and chewed through with several holes. The smell was unimaginably disgusting. The same summer we also found several abandoned wasps nests. I guess my family loves to be close to nature, but nature can be disgusting sometimes.
Are Sables just dark-furred Martens? Or a separate species closely related to Martens? Or... neither? I thought I'd heard they were related to Martens somewhere.. Or maybe to broaden the question: What are Sables?
+PeppyTheCrawdad Sables are in the same genus as Martens--Martes, so very closely related. We have one species of marten in North America, but there are others in other countries. Sables are basically a species of marten--Martes zibellina. Common (English) names of species are often confusing because people in different places may have different common names for the same species, which is why scientists prefer "scientific names" like Martes zibellina (sable) or Martes americana (American marten). Wikipedia is a good place to learn more about animals and their evolutionary relationships, and can tell you where the various species live.
Ferret story. IUP, Spring 1989. Dude on the 2nd Floor of Wallace Hall had a pet ferret. Used to hunt ballons. Doggone thing would be set loose in the lounge and wouldn't stop hunting until every balloon was dead. I had a mohawk back then, and one day when it was trimmed low, they laid the ferret across my head over the mohawk. I was known until the end of the semester as ferret-head.
There are twenty extant species of weasel, the Haida Ermine (Leucictis Haidarum), the Alaskan Weasel (Neogale Eskimo), the American Ermine (Neogale Richardsonii), the Long-Tailed Weasel (Neogale Frenata), the Atlantic American Weasel (Neogale Allegheniensis), the Colombian Weasel (Neogale Felipei), the Amazon Weasel (Neogale Africana), the Siberian Weasel (Ailurogale Sibirica), the Japanese Weasel (Ailurogale Itatsi), the Black-Striped Weasel (Aciogale Strigidorsa), the Yellow-Bellied Weasel (Flavogale Kathiah), the Malayan Weasel (Flavictis Nudipes), the Chinese Mountain Weasel (Sciurogale Altaica), the Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Sciurogale Lutreolina), the Least Weasel (Mustela Nivalis), the Stoat (Mustela Erminea), the Mediterranean Weasel (Mustela Numidica), the Egyptian Weasel (Mustela Subpalmata), the Morocco Weasel (Mustela Moroccana), and the Algerian Weasel (Mustela Algeriensis).
I have two ferrets, Pepper and Bear, they're ~3 months apart, with Pepper being older and about 1.5 years old. I play with them a lot and take them on walks, which they love. But I tend to get depressed and let them play by themselves (outside of their cage at least 4 hours a day, and they love each other and play together a lot) in terms of 3-4 days at a time with little attention from me (besides making sure their cage is clean and they have food and water). These depressive episodes happen maybe once a month but I fear they harm my ferrets psychologically. My boyfriend thinks I just obsess over them. Do you think my behavior hurts my babies or they can handle short periods of neglect?
+Stephanie Spencer If they have each other, that is probably okay, but it's good that you are aware of their needs. It's not neglectful if they play together out of their cage okay without you, as long as they get food and water and you keep an eye on their health. I spent much of my young life going through depressive episodes--be sure to talk to someone if they get worse and you feel hopeless for long periods without the depression going away. It happened to me as I got older--probably much older than you are now.
One thing I never got is why Weasels are typically thought of as ugly. Did you not see all those pictures? Did you note they are all adorable? Also Coyotes freaking beautiful.
what about the giant weasel bear? and are there any weasels about the size of a german shepherd ? there is some thing under my porch, and it tries to get me if i go out side.
Ask Joseph Carter The Mink Man about their “carnivorous talents.” Those animals are BLOODTHIRSTY. Amazing to see them actually get to hunt like they would in the wild.
have you ever seen a wild fisher ive seen one go after my dog shes crayz as hell an very angry even after I saved her lifean also are black footed ferrets really rare or is that BS ?
We trap minks for fur here, minks/bobcats are the main 2 we trappers hunt. They are pest creatures overpopulated like deer and during trapping season its nothing to catch 100-150 minks per trapper. They worse than rabbits. The good part is getting my wife a mink coat for very little money as we trap them compared to Versace or other designers that charge thousands. My wife loves her mink lined purse and coat.
I think people need to look at animals, in general, as animals, and not as people =]. I think this really goes for small dogs, which tend to become nervous or aggressive when coddled like a baby.
Woohoo you mentioned New Zealand! Yes stoats and possums are major pests over here, even though both animals look super cute, they kill the native wildlife :(
I guess that means that Dachsunds could fit into the weasel family? Just kidding, but as you said they are short legged, long bodied carnivorous mammals. have you see dachsunds go after the mailman? thats carnivorous too. (I am totally kidding but it sounds funny)
Beautiful animals. That so many species are disappearing today for reasons like you said for ex. in New Zealand because of an invading species is a problem we must tackle! I've read that even native european humans are projected to go extinct in 200 years! We must secure the existence of our ecology and a future for many species!!
We have 2 ferrets and one of them is best friends with our bunny. Go figure. I can not imagine living without a ferret. They are great if you don't mind that they will steal everything. They are also sometimes way too smart for their own good. I often see the wheels turning in their adorable little heads when they are thinking about how to go about stealing something. Our little girl is addicted to sugar. She loves to steal my ice cream. I don't let her have more than a lick because I don't want to make her sick. She doesn't seem to know that she is a carnivore.
Ferrets as rabbit hunters... It's crazy to think that such information has been recorded and saved considering the rabbits native range is quite limited in Europe. So the rabbit caused famine must have been a local thing?
You are awsum! Very good video. I'm considering getting a Weasel as a pet, but I'm looking to find how domesticated they are. I don't want to get a pet only to find it's not actually domesticated.
+Tristan Goddard You are very wise to consider these things. Although weasels are super cute, they are completely wild and not domesticated. You can't buy one or keep one in a cage or it would be miserable and just constantly try to get out. I raised a baby long-tailed weasel that got lost inside my walls, but he was never "tame" and I never confined him--once he was running in the house, he found his way outside and then after a while he left to find his own territory as a young weasel is supposed to do. The one time I tried to lock him inside the house (4th of July because I thought the fireworks would scare him), he went completely nuts trying to get out, so I let him back out. They would never be happy confined, even to a room. They also bite very hard--for their size, the jaws are some of the strongest in the animal kingdom! You can get a ferret, which is a domesticated European polecat. Ratties also make great pets--they love people and are very smart, but they do need special veterinary care, like ferrets.
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I love me some ferrets! We rescued some severely malnourished and dehydrated ferrets and nursed them back to health! Our two little hyperactive noodles are fun and healthy. They made a great recovery!
As if there aren't enough names for these animals, the internet came up with another name for them: catsnakes.
JimPlaysGames Nah, its a Long Wheelbase Rat :D ;)
Carpet sharks!
JimPlaysGames limousine rats
I want Jessi to play with my trousersnake.
Hyperactive noodle
"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals...except the weasel."
- *Homer J. Simpson*
A wise man!
I really love these "animals explained" videos but, if I may offer an idea, it can get confusing keeping track of who is in what family or genus and who is more closely related to whom, so perhaps y'all could add an overlay of the phylogenetic tree? Maybe add branches as Jessi discusses that particular animal or maybe one graphic at the end of the video? Either way, great video! Informative and adorable as always~
jinxblog I was about to say the same thing. It was just a little too much to keep in my head at once. I think Jessi has used pictures/ charts in other videos too. This must have just been a 'simple' video and she thought we could do it :P
I already knew the relationships with their genera and families so I didn't find anything hard to follow. But for the average person, interested in learning but not familiar with these animals, I'd imagine it would be hard to follow and remember all of it. Visual aids go a LONG way to helping people remember.
I love Weasels and Ferrets, always used to nickname them a "long wheelbase rat", but now I know better ;)
The least weasel seems to be the only one that everyone agrees is a weasel. So, in a sense, the least weasel is the most weasel. :)
Jessi, your love for learning is contagious! I love your videos, they inspire me! :)
Leila's Zoo You caught the bug too?! Awesome!
+AnimalWonders Montana same
If I every got a weasel, I'd name it Pop Goes.
I would name it "I Am"
Both the least and the short tailed weasels were introduced to New Zealand, and now have thriving populations there.
I love your enthusiasm! It's clear that you love what you do.
Wow... and to think, I came across this channel because I have a "Least Weasel" hunting in my woodpile right now... I'm on the learn and YOU are a FABULOUS teacher... and of course "thumbs up" and I subbed... glad you are out there!
Hey! Welcome!
For those of us who want to do learn more about the habits of wild north american weasels, is there a book you would recommend? :)
awwwwwwwwwwww
Thanks, Jessie. I've been watching a weasel type animal outside my workplace and I now know it's an American Mink.
One of the parents from Girl Scout camp was a big fan of Stoats. He recently passed away.
I absolutely adore all weasels. I've had fifteen ferrets over the past thirty years and while they share a lot of characteristics, I've noticed that each is unique and i usually hold off on naming them for about a week when their full personality comes out
Want to know the difference between a weasel and a ferret? Jessi from AnimalWonders has the answer!
BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks Thanks guys!
AnimalWonders Montana Thank you! You're doing a great job with this channel. We'd love to collaborate with you some time!
When I was young I used to go under the school chairs and desks and started squeaking 'miiiiiiiiink. miiiiiiiiink." Not even kidding.
WOW, I always thought that Fishers were just big martens. Thanks for the new information!
Wow, I accidentally found a comment by the Mink Man!
Bobby "the brain" Heenan, biggest weasel ever recorded on video
You clearly (& correctly) explained polyphyly!!! You ROCK!!
Though I'd never, ever! recommend this, my uncle had a ferret he got when it was a baby and a chinchilla and the two animals became inseparable. They even shared the same enclosure and played together. It was amazing. Don't do it yourself, my uncle got very lucky but it makes for some cute fox-and-the-hound type stories.
So I presume this is where the term "to ferret out" a piece of information comes from. History is everywhere!
As a ferret owner since 1986, ferrets can be the best pets you've ever had.
Jessi! You Rock! You are an awesome teacher!
I love to learn and you teach us so much.
Thank you.
Wonderful youtube, a lot packed in. I love hearing about domestication and that story was my best yet. Well done.
The overall content and delivery of this information was stellar. Very engaging!
I love these classification videos.
woozles!!!
Toobs!
Kanga and Roo. lol, someone planned that XD Great video by the way!
My favorite carnivore family. I love the Mustelids!
Have a fantastic day everyone and may God bless you!❤️❤️💕💕
I appreciate the weasel and mustelidae family much more! Mammalian taxonomy is so interesting!
Not the MOST irritating voice on the planet, but bloody close.
This video made me love weasels though I'm still a guinea pig person
I missed how much i love this channel
As a child I thought that polecat was a slang name for skunk. Guess my info was askew. :-)
Alice
SuperAlicefaye I grew up thinking that, too. I'm guessing that calling a skunk a "polecat" is either outdated or a regional thing (since I always heard it from cowboy types on tv).
PrimroseFrost Yeah, I've heard plenty of people from the southern Us refer to the common striped skunk (mephitis mephitis) as a polecat. They still do call it that.
rdizzy1 I definitly fall into that... Alabama!
I've heard of that but dad told me different and told me of civet cats as well. He said to was just like a skunk but with spots.
Every time I read the title of this video I imagine it being screamed in distress. "Weasels! WEASELS! WEAAAASELS!"
The sound in this vid made me panic. I thought my headphones were busted.
Clever, well done presentation.
Weasels are bad news if you raise chickens, but they are great at eliminating mice. Kind of a love-hate thing if you live in a rural area. They are extremely quick on the ground, and just about as fast when climbing. Very interesting to watch.
Aw. I love weasels! When I was a kid I would ask my mom for one.
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
you know so much about animals. I want to be just like you!
I think that ferrets, like cats, probably more or less domesticated themselves. I used to keep a ferret, which was so playful -and so quick- she never realised that the cat was actively trying to do her in. I also tried looking after a least weasel which I had found curled up and sleeping in plain view on the stonework of a canal lock. The behaviour was odd, but Bedfordshire is rabies-free so I thought it had just eaten a poisoned vole or something. I also thought that if it insisted on sleeping where the local raptors could see it, it would last about another ten minutes. I captured it by dangling my coat sleeve in front of its face: it promptly sank its teeth in and was easily popped in a bag for the walk home.
I transferred it to an old Gerbil cage and gave it a tiny bit of chicken and some water, which was consumed. The cat arrived to see if the Gerbil cage had been reactivated to the extent of containing a Gerbil, and she approached rapidly, slowing down only at the last minute when she perceived that the cage was not occupied by a Gerbil. She sniffed, cautiously. At this point the cat started staring at me and her body language began to quote section 35 of the mental health act.
After two days the weasel started to do something other than eat little bits of food and drink a lot of water, it was clearly better and threw a tantrum to prove it. The cat was petitioning for the weasel's immediate release at a considerable remove from the house, so I took it to a disused railway embankment, heavily infested with rabbits. It didn't run away or try to bite me, just had a careful look round, detected the presence of rabbits and started to track one down. At which point I left it to its own devices.
When the naturalist Gerald Durrell was a student at Whipsnade Zoo, also in Bedfordshire, a gypsy taught him to hunt with tamed stoats: they did not go down rabbit burrows like ferrets: they formed a V-shaped hunting formation with their human at the point of the V and proceeded across a field, the stoats on the ends of the V catching rabbits that tried to evade the gypsy at the centre rear of the formation. I think that Mr Durrell learned a lot about animals because he was interested in people and all sorts of rural characters, all over the world, trusted him with their stories, which he treated with respect and learned from. I always thought his knowledge was thereby deeper and less dogmatic than that of David Attenborough, who pleases the critics and campaigners a lot more.
Eratosthenes identified prime numbers and accurately measured the distance to the sun using a well. He noticed the sun reflected straight out of a well on the summer solstice, so he waited until the next year and measured the angle of the shadow the sun cast at his home at the same time on the same day, then measured the distance to the well from his home and used trig to figure the distance to the sun. He was good friends with Archimedes too.
I think we only have the color change ones where I live. I did get to see one up close, they are super cute! At the time we had goats, but no chickens so it's mouse/vole hunting abilities where quite helpful!
I keep forgetting that Jessie isn't hosting scishow kids right now and I'm like WOAH ISN'T THIS TOO MUCH FOR KIDS? haha
This is really interesting! I also would love to hear about how hedgehogs are so commonly though to be rodents and/or related to animals like the porcupine, echidna, Tenrec (lesspecially the lesser hedgehog tenrec) and other animals. And hear what they actually are related to common ancestor wise?
When I was a small kid, my family and I went to our tiny cabin on an island, and in turned out a marten had made its nest inside my dad's old guitar. It was full of marten poop and chewed through with several holes. The smell was unimaginably disgusting. The same summer we also found several abandoned wasps nests. I guess my family loves to be close to nature, but nature can be disgusting sometimes.
LUV your videos
you inspire me and my bro :)
Such great info. Thanks!!!
I love taxonomy, despite how confusing it is.
Thanks, real objective educational.
I love their war dances!
Wow. What a lesson!
Great job - thanks!
Are Sables just dark-furred Martens? Or a separate species closely related to Martens? Or... neither? I thought I'd heard they were related to Martens somewhere..
Or maybe to broaden the question: What are Sables?
+PeppyTheCrawdad Sables are in the same genus as Martens--Martes, so very closely related. We have one species of marten in North America, but there are others in other countries. Sables are basically a species of marten--Martes zibellina. Common (English) names of species are often confusing because people in different places may have different common names for the same species, which is why scientists prefer "scientific names" like Martes zibellina (sable) or Martes americana (American marten). Wikipedia is a good place to learn more about animals and their evolutionary relationships, and can tell you where the various species live.
Yeah, What she said.....
Ferret story. IUP, Spring 1989. Dude on the 2nd Floor of Wallace Hall had a pet ferret. Used to hunt ballons. Doggone thing would be set loose in the lounge and wouldn't stop hunting until every balloon was dead. I had a mohawk back then, and one day when it was trimmed low, they laid the ferret across my head over the mohawk.
I was known until the end of the semester as ferret-head.
thank you for sharing your knowledge. keep it up!
They are also very cute.
i love your videos so much
I liked this video because I got in an argument about racoons and racoon-bears recently
I have a ferret named garret she's a girl.But it's kinda good for a girl.She is really cute and VERY playful and destructive
There are twenty extant species of weasel, the Haida Ermine (Leucictis Haidarum), the Alaskan Weasel (Neogale Eskimo), the American Ermine (Neogale Richardsonii), the Long-Tailed Weasel (Neogale Frenata), the Atlantic American Weasel (Neogale Allegheniensis), the Colombian Weasel (Neogale Felipei), the Amazon Weasel (Neogale Africana), the Siberian Weasel (Ailurogale Sibirica), the Japanese Weasel (Ailurogale Itatsi), the Black-Striped Weasel (Aciogale Strigidorsa), the Yellow-Bellied Weasel (Flavogale Kathiah), the Malayan Weasel (Flavictis Nudipes), the Chinese Mountain Weasel (Sciurogale Altaica), the Indonesian Mountain Weasel (Sciurogale Lutreolina), the Least Weasel (Mustela Nivalis), the Stoat (Mustela Erminea), the Mediterranean Weasel (Mustela Numidica), the Egyptian Weasel (Mustela Subpalmata), the Morocco Weasel (Mustela Moroccana), and the Algerian Weasel (Mustela Algeriensis).
I have two ferrets, Pepper and Bear, they're ~3 months apart, with Pepper being older and about 1.5 years old. I play with them a lot and take them on walks, which they love. But I tend to get depressed and let them play by themselves (outside of their cage at least 4 hours a day, and they love each other and play together a lot) in terms of 3-4 days at a time with little attention from me (besides making sure their cage is clean and they have food and water). These depressive episodes happen maybe once a month but I fear they harm my ferrets psychologically. My boyfriend thinks I just obsess over them. Do you think my behavior hurts my babies or they can handle short periods of neglect?
+Stephanie Spencer If they have each other, that is probably okay, but it's good that you are aware of their needs. It's not neglectful if they play together out of their cage okay without you, as long as they get food and water and you keep an eye on their health. I spent much of my young life going through depressive episodes--be sure to talk to someone if they get worse and you feel hopeless for long periods without the depression going away. It happened to me as I got older--probably much older than you are now.
As a non-native english speaker, this is was very confusing although very very interesting!
"Weasels Rip My Flesh" - Frank Zappa
One thing I never got is why Weasels are typically thought of as ugly. Did you not see all those pictures? Did you note they are all adorable? Also Coyotes freaking beautiful.
what about the giant weasel bear? and are there any weasels about the size of a german shepherd ? there is some thing under my porch, and it tries to get me if i go out side.
Ask Joseph Carter The Mink Man about their “carnivorous talents.” Those animals are BLOODTHIRSTY. Amazing to see them actually get to hunt like they would in the wild.
have you ever seen a wild fisher ive seen one go after my dog shes crayz as hell an very angry even after I saved her lifean also are black footed ferrets really rare or is that BS ?
We trap minks for fur here, minks/bobcats are the main 2 we trappers hunt. They are pest creatures overpopulated like deer and during trapping season its nothing to catch 100-150 minks per trapper. They worse than rabbits.
The good part is getting my wife a mink coat for very little money as we trap them compared to Versace or other designers that charge thousands.
My wife loves her mink lined purse and coat.
Ferret owner here. My ferret girl seems healthy and happy, but do you have any tips to improve her care?
Beautiful
Great video, thanks
I think people need to look at animals, in general, as animals, and not as people =]. I think this really goes for small dogs, which tend to become nervous or aggressive when coddled like a baby.
Another great video :-)
Woohoo you mentioned New Zealand! Yes stoats and possums are major pests over here, even though both animals look super cute, they kill the native wildlife :(
nice viddy...... needed more ferrets in it............. dook.
I guess that means that Dachsunds could fit into the weasel family? Just kidding, but as you said they are short legged, long bodied carnivorous mammals. have you see dachsunds go after the mailman? thats carnivorous too. (I am totally kidding but it sounds funny)
No more caffeine for this one
one of my ferrets died recently :C she was 7 years old and had do be put down to avoid a painful death
Alfa fox she was rescued after being abandoned on the streets of a nearby city and lived with me and my family for six years
I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. Thank you for rescuing her and giving her a life of care and friendship.
Weasels, aka the Cat Snake!
Ferrets are awesome but they sleep A LOTcompared to other pets of mine
Beautiful animals. That so many species are disappearing today for reasons like you said for ex. in New Zealand because of an invading species is a problem we must tackle! I've read that even native european humans are projected to go extinct in 200 years! We must secure the existence of our ecology and a future for many species!!
Does that make weenie dogs weasels? LOL
My "in the bed with me" stuffed animal when I was a kid was an ermine. Still have it. Freaking love that thing.
Hey Jessi, can you do a special on Minks as a pet...please please please!!!
We have 2 ferrets and one of them is best friends with our bunny. Go figure. I can not imagine living without a ferret. They are great if you don't mind that they will steal everything. They are also sometimes way too smart for their own good. I often see the wheels turning in their adorable little heads when they are thinking about how to go about stealing something. Our little girl is addicted to sugar. She loves to steal my ice cream. I don't let her have more than a lick because I don't want to make her sick. She doesn't seem to know that she is a carnivore.
Weasels are cool
Confession time: i've only ever seen a weasel in the "Harry Potter and the goblet of Fire" movie.
Very interesting . I love to learn about animals.But I thought that otters were part of the weasel family, was I wrong ?
the large family, yes... but not the genus that has actual weasels that we see as weasels in them.
The Marten looks somewhat like a red panda
@1:57 Mink! Ha. I see what you did there.
There is a tacit sound dot dot to denote the next talking point.
i think you can figure out why i liked this vid....
Spaghetti Cats.
Is a farret a weasel?
Ferrets as rabbit hunters...
It's crazy to think that such information has been recorded and saved considering the rabbits native range is quite limited in Europe. So the rabbit caused famine must have been a local thing?
You are awsum! Very good video. I'm considering getting a Weasel as a pet, but I'm looking to find how domesticated they are. I don't want to get a pet only to find it's not actually domesticated.
+Tristan Goddard You are very wise to consider these things. Although weasels are super cute, they are completely wild and not domesticated. You can't buy one or keep one in a cage or it would be miserable and just constantly try to get out. I raised a baby long-tailed weasel that got lost inside my walls, but he was never "tame" and I never confined him--once he was running in the house, he found his way outside and then after a while he left to find his own territory as a young weasel is supposed to do. The one time I tried to lock him inside the house (4th of July because I thought the fireworks would scare him), he went completely nuts trying to get out, so I let him back out. They would never be happy confined, even to a room. They also bite very hard--for their size, the jaws are some of the strongest in the animal kingdom! You can get a ferret, which is a domesticated European polecat. Ratties also make great pets--they love people and are very smart, but they do need special veterinary care, like ferrets.