pdxjims opened this issue on Feb 02, 2005 ยท 51 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Fri, 04 February 2005 at 10:42 AM
Frankly, I don't understand how a species could survive in the wild with an "ability" like that. Did it only manifest after domestication?
I understand that a ferret always goes to sleep after it has made a kill, and then eaten it.
A ferret's usual prey is found in tight, confined spaces such as burrows. The ferret falls asleep in the exact location where it has made its kill -- so the animal sleeps where it is fairly protected.
BTW - the domestic ferret as we know him today is strictly a domestic animal. There aren't any wild populations of domestic ferrets found anywhere in the world. This fact surprises some people.