FACTS ABOUT MINKS!
Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neogale and Mustela and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters, and ferrets. There are two extant species referred to as "mink": the American mink and the European mink.
Here are eight facts that will give you much to think about minks:
- They purr when they're happy. ...
- They communicate using odors, visual signals, and other sounds. ...
- The main threat to minks are fur farms. ...
- Minks are great at burrowing. ...
- They're also very skilled climbers and swimmers. ...
- They prefer to keep to themselves.