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The wild ancestor of a favorite domestic pet!

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The European Polecat (Mustela putorius) originated in Europe during the mid-Pleistocene, and 2,000 years ago a subset of these animals began to be domesticated by humans, becoming one of the most popular mammal pets after cats and dogs. Humans…

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