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ferret

verb bring to light, dig out, discover, disinter, elicit, find, fish out, hunt, look for, rimari, root out, search, seek, trace, track down, unearth
Associated concepts: ferret out a crime

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Until ferrets are neutered, they can give off a musky odour and they can bite unless trained properly.

A ferret is fur life; ..not just fur Christmas, so think carefully before buying one as a pet, says expert

Attendees also were able to meet and hold 27 ferrets that are up for adoption at the shelter.

Ferreting out the best of the best

Prospect Ferret Rescue works with the RSPCA and has taken in more than 250 ferrets from the society in the last four years - some of them saved from negligent owners and unsafe living conditions.

'They are great escape artists, curious and follow their nose' RESCUE GROUP CELEBRATES RE-HOMING ITS 600TH FERRET

Ferrets prefer company and live in groups, so they would appeal to those who are looking for a pair or a group of furry friends.

Ferreting around for a pet?

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) plans to employ drones to help dispense MandM chocolates covered with anti-sylvatic plague vaccine-laced peanut butter to save the black-footed ferret population in rural Montana, Tech Crunch reports.

Drones to drop medicine-laced MandMs for endangered ferrets

Investigating officers say it is not known if the ferrets were stolen or if burglars deliberately left the cages open and allowed them to escape.

Ferrets missing after break-in at college

The next group of ferrets was developed to map German surface search and early warning radars in preparation for the invasion of Sicily in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

Ferret: evolution of a design concept

Crestfallen ferret fans said the city was acting on overinflated, unfair fears of animals that owners praise as playful, inquisitive pets suitable for apartment life: small, quiet, litter-trainable and able to be caged when no one's home.

NYC ban on keeping ferrets as pets stays

A group called Legalizing Ferret Ownership in NYC has collected 600 signatures on a petition to end the ban, but its leaders declined to be interviewed for fear of being outed and losing their furry friends.

Strange world; In Brief

HEV has been detected in ferrets (Mustela putorius) in the Netherlands (6).

Complete genome of hepatitis E virus from laboratory ferrets

A BABY ferret rescued from a busy road by two PCSOs has been named "Bobbie".

It's all in a name for road rescue ferret; NEWS IN BRIEF

Potential reasons for prairie dog diurnal aggression towards ferrets are increasing survival of the aggressor as well as protection of coterie members including vulnerable young.