A super sighting of a striped polecat searching for food around the hide #Tembe #wildlife #safari #nature | Tembe Elephant Park

Spotted in the wild 👀 A member of the mustelid family, the polecat is roughly the size of a ferret (its domesticated cousin). Though similar in appearance, there are several distinguishing features seen in polecats: ✔️ Dark fur on face which extends to nose ✔️ Pale cheek patches which contrast with dark facial fur ✔️ Dark fur on paws ✔️ No throat patch or less than 50mm long Polecats do sometimes produce young with escaped ferrets, and these hybrids can be harder to tell apart but are generally

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