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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:58 am
"He also said the mink are aggressive, and it is possible the released animals will attack other smaller animals."
Possible?!? Mink are nasty little creatures!
Smooth move treehuggers! I hope no one gets hurt trying to avoid mink on the roadways.
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:22 pm
I read somewhere that mink kill for fun, that is, they'll just leave the kill there without eating it. Besides humans, very few animals do this. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:22 pm
raydan raydan: I read somewhere that mink kill for fun, that is, they'll just leave the kill there without eating it. Besides humans, very few animals do this. Minks are rat-like vermin with a nice coat. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:33 pm
Actually, rats are of the order "Rodentia", minks are "Carnivora" and are more closely related to otters, weasels, badgers, wolverines, and polecats. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:44 pm
... and those feckin' raccoons ....
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:37 pm
raydan raydan: Actually, rats are of the order "Rodentia", minks are "Carnivora" and are more closely related to otters, weasels, badgers, wolverines, and polecats. Nit-picker. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:47 pm
Polecats! 
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:58 pm
raydan raydan: Polecats! Showoff...
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:02 pm
raydan raydan: Polecats! You can't fool me. That's a schmink.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:31 am
2Cdo 2Cdo: raydan raydan: I read somewhere that mink kill for fun, that is, they'll just leave the kill there without eating it. Besides humans, very few animals do this. Minks are rat-like vermin with a nice coat. And there's a reason their cousins the Ferret have been domesticated and not them. If they didn't have those nice coats, we wouldn't even bother with them at all. Evil little bastards!
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:13 am
Yes, they are nasty little creatures! Around here the biggest problem is when they get access to boats and once onboard proceed to make a hell of a mess. They also make a lot of noise when they are scrapping with each other. One of the local dogs, a Golden Retriever, has developed quite the talent for catching and killing them. He always gets praised by everyone for doing so though his owner has to give him a wash down afterward as he tends to roll around on them after the kill. It's kind of funny in a warped way to see him with blood and dirt all over his coat and him looking happy and proud of it!
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:14 am
raydan raydan: I read somewhere that mink kill for fun, that is, they'll just leave the kill there without eating it. Besides humans, very few animals do this. Domestic cats do it every single day.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:17 am
2Cdo 2Cdo: Minks are rat-like vermin with a nice coat. So noted. 
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:21 am
raydan raydan: Polecats! Snowycat....
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