Re: Polecats

Cylise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On 29 Oct 2003 06:14:44 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Laura) wrote:
> 
> >I was just wondering if anyone knows why polecats are sometimes
> >classed/called ferrets, when they are quite different to ferrets in
> >colour.
> 
> 
> Skunks are sometimes called polecats, too.  The common names of
> anything may vary from  place to place.  That's why it's best to use
> the ugly and often non-descriptive Latin names for plants, animals,
> and rocks.  They're generally agreed on all over the world.

cool thanks for that. It was just that i used to have a polecat and a
ferret an they both got refered to as ferrets and i just wondered why,
but that's cleared things up a bit, thanks.