polecats

• “Skunks are sometimes referred to as polecats, but polecats are Old World weasels or ferrets.”

  The Albert Lea Tribune

• “Skunks are sometimes called polecats, because they resemble”

  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]

• “Skunks sometimes referred to as polecats are mammals best known for their ability to excrete a strong, foul-smelling odor.”

  Ferret frenzy « knitnut.net

• “This is why skunks, zorilles also known as polecats and the African crested rat have independently converged on a similar pelage theme of black against white.”

  NYT > Home Page

• “The one thing that hasn't changed all that much is the repertoire, which remains firmly rooted in a pool of popular songs from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, which experienced singers refer to as "polecats".”

  The Guardian: The secret of barbershop: harmonise, project – and smile!

• “And when I was young in Kansas, everyone called skunks "polecats".”

  Blogger News Network

• “Other species suggested for reintroduction include cranes, elk, polecats and wild boar.”

  The Guardian: Biodiversity 100: actions for Europe

• “Ben, Tiffany, and their gang of near shape-changing Pashki mates are back, this time fighting off a rival gang of homeless kids - trained as polecats - who live in an abandoned London tube station ( 'the Hermitage') and who are under the thrall of one Martin Fisher.”

  Do Not Enter

• “In July last year, nine Heck cows and four bulls joined the growing population on Upcott Grange Farm in West Devon, which includes beavers, polecats and water voles.”

  Nazi Supercows | Impact Lab

• “Had I known that my text would one day appear in a romance novel, I might have sexed up my story: "Hot-loving polecats do it in prairie dog holes.”

  Newsweek: Move Over, ‘Meerkat Manor’

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