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Ferret

Mustela putorius furo

Photo by TracyL
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TracyL
The one on the bottom is albino it has red eyes
Kymberlee Ricke
In the ferret world there's a color scheme called "DEW" or "Dark-eyed White". The fur is all white (it can yellow with age), but the eyes are black, unlike a true albino. Neither DEWs or Albinos show any kind of mask, but there are also other color schemes in the domestic ferret that don't exhibit a mask (like the "panda" pattern).
TracyL
oh okay i get it thank you, that was interesting, they are my friends ferrets and i watched them for a weekend, they are great little guys and funny too!
TracyL
im a little confused by what you said about the first one could you explain it to me :)
TracyL
they are pets and they are sleeping and one is albino
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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