Polecat
the putorius fœtidus, one of the Mustelinæ, akin to the marten, but a much shorter tail. The shorter hairs with a broader head, a blunter snout, and of the Mustelinæ, akin to the marten, but a much shorter tail. The shorter hairs are yellow and woolly, the longer black or brownish black and shining.
Two glands near the root of the tail emit a highly offensive smell. It makes imger ones mense havoc in poultry yards. It also a highly offensive smell. It makes imdevours many eggs.