/data/photo/2020/07/19/5f140fd9892e8.jpg "Knowing What is a mink, which was destroyed in Denmark due to the mutation of the corona virus")
KOMPAS.com – The Danish government reports a case finding mutation of the corona virus on the body cerpelai.
At least 17 million stoats were destroyed en masse after the virus was found to mutate in animal the.
Quoting Kompas.com (9/11/2020) Regarding mutations in mink in Denmark, WHO recommends that further virological studies be carried out to understand the specific mutations that occur in Denmark.
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So what is a mink?
Cerpelai in English it is called Mink. Launch British, this animal is still in the family fox (Mustelidae).
There are two common types of mink namely the European mink (Mustela lutreola) and American Stoat (Neovison vison).
Both are used for the production process of luxury fur.
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In the wild, stoats are small, move at night and live near water areas.
Mink has a body size of about 30-50 cm. The length of the tail is generally around 13-23 m, and weighs 2 kg.
It has short legs, a long, thick neck, a broad head with short, round ears.
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While the fur is thick, brown and sometimes has white dots on the throat and neck.
Mink fur is known for being dense, soft and shiny.
The stoat is a semiaquatic animal where it finds most of its food near the water’s edge.
Until when in the wild, he lived near the coastline and made holes and pools of water to find a place to hide the victim.
It is a carnivorous animal and eats frogs, salamanders, fish, crayfish and mice.
Sometimes he also preys on rabbits.
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Stoats are strong and devious swimmers.
He is also good at diving to catch up with the victim.
The type of mink that is usually bred for its fur is the American mink.
The breeding is done during the spring, while the harvest is done when the mink reaches its adult size, which is when it is around 6-8 months old.
With selective breeding and genetic engineering, breeders can produce a wide variety of mink hair naturally from pure white to sapphire, blue and black.
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Difference of mink and weasel
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Launch from Sciencing, the mink is different from the weasel even though it is similar.
The mink is slightly larger than the largest version of the weasel, the long-tailed weasel.
Stoats also weigh four times heavier than weasels.
The mink usually lives not far from the water, inhabits forests, near rivers, lakes or ponds.
They are comfortable living in water because they have slightly webbed feet.
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As for the fox, he also lives near water and wetland, but he also inhabits agricultural land, wide open space, meadows and dense forests.
How to catch prey between fox and mink is also different.
Mink usually bite the victim’s neck to kill him. As for the fox, he destroyed his victim’s skull with his teeth.
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Weasel has a higher body metabolism than mink so it will continue to hunt and eat.
The main prey of foxes are rats, ground mice, and squirrels. Mink have larger prey such as muskrat, snakes and rabbits.
Both of them prey on insects, eggs and birds.
Another difference, mink is much better at swimming than fox. It can dive in the water for 16 feet or about 4.8 meters.
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