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Image: Burmese ferret badger (Melogale personata).

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The ferret badgers are the smallest of the badgers, and are long in body and tail. There are four species: the Chinese ferret badger, the Burmese ferret badger, the Javan ferret badger and Everett's ferret badger. They live in south-east Asia.

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The Burmese ferret badger photo used at the head of this Article is © Mr Sawai Wanghongsa, and used with the kind permission of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand. Credits for the photos used in the right-hand margin of this page for site navigation can be found on the Credits page.


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