I plan on owning Ferrets one day, truly interesting creatures. 
They really are.  I was reading the other day that they have been domesticated for at least 2500 years?
It's strange, I wonder what they would have served for hunters?
It seems they were used for hunting rabbits in some places...and then went from there to becoming domesticated
That's incredible, I could never hunt rabbits, I'm sure it's challenging though.
domestication is uncertain, like that of most other domestic animals, but it is likely that they have been domesticated for at least 2,500 years. They are still used for hunting rabbits in some parts of the world, but increasingly they are kept only as pets.
Being so closely related to polecats, ferrets easily hybridize with them, and this has occasionally resulted in feral colonies of polecat–ferret hybrids that have caused damage to native fauna, especially in New Zealand. As a result, New Zealand and some other
foundation of human agriculture.
- Caracals are sometimes used as hunting animals in some parts of the Middle East, although they are normally kept as pets.
- Cheetahs that have been tamed but not domesticated have been used by humans for chasing down prey.
- Ferrets prey on creatures living in burrows, such as rabbits.
- In falconry, birds of prey are used as hunters in the air.
- Aquatic birds, such as cormorants in China, can be used to catch fish.
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