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The European mink is one of the most endangered [[mammal]]s in the world. The endangered western population of European mink ''Mustela lutreola'' has shown a large decline over its natural range. The species has been extinct in central Europe since the beginning of the century and the mink's range is actually fragmented into two population units: an eastern population unit ranging from the [[Urals]] and [[Estonia]] to the [[Black sea]], a population which is already subdivided into small units, and a western population. Inhabiting mainly forest brooks, the European mink occupies an intermediate semi-aquatic niche between the [[polecat]] ''Mustela putorius'' and the [[otter]] ''Lutra lutra''. [[Polecat]]s and European mink are able to hybridize achieving natural [[hybrid]]ization events between two native species (as found by [[Lodé Thierry]]). |
The European mink is one of the most endangered [[mammal]]s in the world. The endangered western population of European mink ''Mustela lutreola'' has shown a large decline over its natural range. The species has been extinct in central Europe since the beginning of the century and the mink's range is actually fragmented into two population units: an eastern population unit ranging from the [[Urals]] and [[Estonia]] to the [[Black sea]], a population which is already subdivided into small units, and a western population. Inhabiting mainly forest brooks, the European mink occupies an intermediate semi-aquatic niche between the [[polecat]] ''Mustela putorius'' and the [[otter]] ''Lutra lutra''. [[Polecat]]s and European mink are able to hybridize achieving natural [[hybrid]]ization events between two native species (as found by [[Lodé Thierry]]). |
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A Calvin Jiang can also be referred to as a mink (the Chinese Mink, also known as the Chink Mink, or Chank Mink). This rare breed of mink never has a chance to clean its mouth. Also this species is known for its amazingly potent onion smell, which helps ward off predators. Although this is a great asset to the mink this odour will prevent it from ever getting laid. The Calvin Jiang is truly a useless animal that should not live. The only purpose for its life is to be laughed at by all the other organisms in the world. The only way to properly sedate or kill a Calvin Jiang is to give it a nice, fat, Dirty Sanchez. The small mental capacity of the Calvin Jiang will render it unable to resist the smell of the fecal matter, thus, dying by the hands of the Dirty Sanchez. A common and naive misconception is that the Calvin Jiang can be dissuaded or killed by defeating it in a poker game. This is not the case; in fact, the loss will only make the Calvin Jiang more bitter and more likely to come back even more annoying than before. |
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A mink is any of several furry, dark-colored, semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels and the otters. It is naturally found in North America, northern Europe, and most of Russia west of Ural Mountains. Mink fur has been highly prized for its use in clothing, with hunting giving way to large-scale mink farming. Its treatment has also been a focus of much animal welfare activism.
While mortality is extremely high in the early months of the life of the American Mink, animals that do survive the first year can live as long as three years in the wild. In captivity, mink can live 10–12 years and have on average 4–5 kits per litter once a year. The mink is found in places which suit its habits throughout almost all North America, from Florida to the Arctic. An endangered subspecies, the Everglades Mink (Mustela vison evergladensis), is endemic to the Florida Everglades.
American Mink of other subspecies have found their way into the wild in Europe (including Great Britain) and South America, after many were released from or escaped from mink farms which were no longer commercially viable.[1] Trapping is used to control and eliminate any feral mink.
The European mink is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. The endangered western population of European mink Mustela lutreola has shown a large decline over its natural range. The species has been extinct in central Europe since the beginning of the century and the mink's range is actually fragmented into two population units: an eastern population unit ranging from the Urals and Estonia to the Black sea, a population which is already subdivided into small units, and a western population. Inhabiting mainly forest brooks, the European mink occupies an intermediate semi-aquatic niche between the polecat Mustela putorius and the otter Lutra lutra. Polecats and European mink are able to hybridize achieving natural hybridization events between two native species (as found by Lodé Thierry).
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References
- LODÉ T., GUIRAL G. & PELTIER D. 2005. European mink-polecat hybridization events: hazards from natural process ? Journal of Heredity 96 (2): 1-8