I will one day own a ferret!
Ferrets are really cute! They are a distant relative to a weasel.
Oh thank you for the information.  Anything else you can tell me ?
Well, I do know that the word "ferret" is derived from a word that means "little thief" in Latin. I think that's really cute, because ferrets like to hide small items.
Oh wow i had no idea .  I wonder what other people call ferret's in other parts of the world
In other parts of the world, particularly New Zealand, they're considered pests. They breed with polecats, and damage a lot of the natural fauna. So I guess they would call them annoying!
Very interesting .  Yeah it seems like they would find them annoying ha.  Any other facts that i should know ?
Ferret
The ferret ("Mustela putorius furo") is the domesticated form of the European polecat, a mammal belonging to the same genus as the weasel, "Mustela", in the family Mustelidae. Their fur is typically brown, black, white, or mixed. They have an average length of , including a tail, weigh about , and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ferrets are sexually dimorphic predators, with males being substantially larger than females.
The history of the ferret's
parts of the world have imposed restrictions on the keeping of ferrets.
Several other mustelids also have the word "ferret" in their common names, including the black-footed ferret, an endangered species.
Etymology.
The name "ferret" is derived from the Latin "furittus", meaning "little thief", a likely reference to the common ferret penchant for secreting away small items. The Greek word "ictis" occurs in a play written by Aristophanes, "The Acharnians", in 425 BC