European polecat populations. Compared to other British carnivores, such as otters and badgers, the polecat has received little exposure in popular media. A study conducted on rural school children showed only 3.8% of the surveyed children could identify polecats in photographs, whereas 83.7% correctly identified otters. A caged polecat appears as a key character of Saki's short story "Sredni Vashtar". European polecat The European polecat ("Mustela putorius") – also known as the common ferret, black or forest polecat, or fitch (as well as some other names) – is a species of mustelid native to western Eurasia and north Morocco. It is of
Angus (given name) Angus (given name) Angus is a masculine given name in English. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic "Aonghas", which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one", and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aonghus". The Irish form of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aengus". A pet form of the given name "Angus" is "Angie", pronounced ""an-ghee"", which represents the Scottish Gaelic "Angaidh". A short form of the given name "Angus" is "Gus", which may be lengthened to "Gussie". The feminine form of "Angus" is "Angusina". The earliest form of the given