Ferret Skeleton
Head bones - 9
Back and Chest bones - 7 vertical vertebrae, 15 thoracic vertebrae, 30 rib (sometimes 14T with 28 rib), Sternum 8 bones, lumbar vertebrae 5 or 6. sacral vertebrae 3, caudal vertebrae 18 (vertebrae -C7, T14, L6, S3, COL14-18, 14 pairs of ribs)
pelvis -composed of 2 OS coxae and 1 sacrum (male ferret has a bacula (OS penis) and the female an OS clitoris)
Arm bones: scapula, humerus, radius, and ulna, elbow, wrist bones (carpals), hand bones (metacarpals), finger bones (phalanges) the 3rd phalanx has a claw-like process on the end to support the nail - five digits front and back.
carpal-metacarpal sesamoids - tiny bones within the tendons where they pass over joints - 2 for every digit, thumb has 2 phalanges and the fingers have 3 . The thumb in the ferret is like a finger.
Leg bones: The femur, tibia and fibula, ankle bones, foot bones are like the hand bones.
see related links below on ferret anatomy and pictures
The black footed ferret has 34 teeth.
No, the fennec fox is an omnivore.
No, the fennec fox is an omnivore.
The fennec fox does not hibernate. There is no species of fox that hibernates.
As the Fennec Fox is a mammal, it does have a vertebra.
No, the fennec fox is in no danger of extinction.
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The fennec fox lives in the Sahara Desert.
The fennec fox or fennec is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa.
Yes, the fennec fox has internal fertilization.
"Is Fennec Foxes the smallst fox in the worled?"
is the bat earned fox related to the fennec fox
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