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Genuine Mustelids

Serving to promote a more accurate representation of mustelids in media.

Genuine Mustelids

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    • What Are the Issues?
  • Family of Mustelids
        • What Are Mustelids?An introduction to the family
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    • Badgers
    • Ferret-Badgers
    • Fisher
      • Plantar Glands
    • Grisons
    • Martens
      • Plantar Glands
    • Otters
    • Tayra
    • Weasels
      • Ferret
      • New World Weasels
        • SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks on Mink Farms
      • Old World Weasels
      • Polecats
    • What Are Mustelids?
    • Wolverine
  • Introduction
    • About Our Project
    • About Us
    • What Are the Issues?
  • Miscellaneous
    • Anatomy Tutorials
    • Exhibits
    • External Resources
      • Rescue, Conservation, and Education
      • Visual Arts
    • Observance Days for Mustelids
    • Photo Gallery
  • Mustelids in Media
    • Animation
      • Mustelids in Animation
      • Our Top 20 Characters
    • Film
      • Documentaries and Educational Shorts
      • Feature and Short Films
    • Games
      • Video Games
    • Literature
      • Children’s Literature
      • Educational and Nonfiction
      • Young Adult Literature
    • Obscure Mustelids in Media
  • News and Updates
  • Our Articles
    • Are Fishers Regular Predators of Cats?
    • Commonly Misidentified and Misclassified Species
    • Surplus Killing: The Myth of Mustelid “Bloodthirst”
    • Weasel Stereotypes in Media
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Less mainstream factsWe often come across claims that the fisher habitually “screams like a banshee” or “screams like someone being murdered”, yet we have found no credible evidence of anyone actually witnessing a fisher opening its mouth to do this. There are people on places like YouTube perpetuating this widespread belief by claiming the screams we hear in their videos are that of the fisher’s. However, apart from the fact that these claims are based on speculation since we never actually see the animal in any of these videos, the fisher is generally a silent mustelid that rarely gives its location. These sounds are often made by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

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