Polecat Weasel For Kids Quiz

1. What is the Polecat also known as in relation to its fur?

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  Mitch
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  Fitch
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  Pitch

2. In which family does the Polecat belong?

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  Mustelidae
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  Cervidae
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  Talpidae

3. What other animal can polecats interbreed with?

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  Badger
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  Pine Marten
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  Ferret

4. What kind of life style behaviour does the Polecat have?

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  Nocturnal
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  Crepuscular
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  Diurnal

5. With what keen sense do polecats locate their prey with?

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  By sight
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  By smell
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  By sound

6. What scientific ‘Order’ do Polecats belong to?

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  Carnivora
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  Soricomorpha
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  Erinaceomorpha

7. What type of diet does a Polecat have?

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  Carnivorous
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  Omnivorous
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  Herbivorous

8. At what age are kits (baby polecats) fully grown?

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  10 months
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  6 months
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  3 months

9. What is the average life span of a polecat?

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  2 years
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  5 years
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  10 years

10. What has the polecat been hunted for?

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  Meat
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  Fur
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  Teeth