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Polecat (Mustela putorius), member of the weasel family, 1828. Artist: Unknown

Polecat (Mustela putorius), member of the weasel family, 1828. Its reputation for the strong smell from anal gland secretions is hinted at in its Latin name and in the expression that something smells like a polecat. The ferret is a domesticated form. From British Quadrupeds by William MacGillivray, one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. (Edinburgh, 1828).

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Polecat (Mustela putorius), member of the weasel family, 1828. Artist: Unknown

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Polecat (Mustela putorius), member of the weasel family, 1828. Its reputation for the strong smell from anal gland secretions is hinted at in its Latin name and in the expression that something smells like a polecat. The ferret is a domesticated form. From British Quadrupeds by William MacGillivray, one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. (Edinburgh, 1828).

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5213 x 3352 px | 50.0 MB

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44.1 x 28.4 cm | 17.4 x 11.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • ANIMAL • BIOLOGY • BRITAIN • BRITISH • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • ENGRAVING • FITCHET • MACGILLIVRAY • MAMMAL • NATURAL HISTORY • NATURAL SCIENCES • NATURE STUDY • NINETEENTH CENTURY • POLECAT • QUADRUPED • SCIENCE • WILDLIFE • WILLIAM MACGILLIVRAY • WILLIAM