The fisher’s shyness allows us to mythologize it. Google “fisher cat scream” (embracing both misnomer and misinformation) and you’ll turn up plenty of stuff like this: it sounds like a woman being murdered; it’s an omen of bad things to come; make sure to keep an eye on your small dogs.
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Fisher ( Martes pennanti) Painting by Donald C. MeighanAdults are usually 50–63 cm (20–25 inches) long, excluding the 33–42-cm (13–16.5-inch) tail, and weigh 1.4–6.8 kg (3–15 pounds). Males are larger and heavier than females. The fisher hunts both on the ground and in, attacking various (including ) and other. Its diet also includes and sometimes. A litter contains one to five young, born after a period of 338–358 days, including a delay before of the fertilized in the wall of the.The considers the fisher to be a species of least concern.
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Estimates suggest that more than 100,000 fishers remain in. This article was most recently revised and updated by, Editor.
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