Reminds me of my ferrets.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing! Hehehe! I think I may have a few more pics of him but not that great of quality, maybe I will post them as well.

lol its a strange color , cute:D

He is sooo cute!

ohmygawd soooo cute and interesting looking!

wow! never seen one of those before! thanks for sharing!

Minkshach.

instant D'Aaaaawww

This photo reminds me of a documentary on black foxes that were being bred for their skins, but were being treated like puppydogs to make them tame and docile (the breeders would hand-feed and play fetch with them and cuddle them a lot when they were young), Sure enough, the foxes did grow up to be very friendly and easy to handle when it came time to slaughter them. But after a few generations of this, a strange thing began to happen. The newborn foxes that came from "domesticated" parents started to develop spots of white on their black coats. The theory is that domestication produced the spots. (Think of how many dogs, cats, cows and horses are spotted.)

So it could be that this little fellow was part of a similar breeding project, meaning that he could very well be as tame and friendly as a pet ferret. I like to think so.

Breeding project here in Iceland? Rather unlikely. I think this mink was probably rescued in the earlier parts of 2004. Not sure how old he/she is.

Most of the time that is the story here in the Iceland zoo..Mostly rescue cases and what not when it comes to an animal that isn't exactly "domestic".

Kitten!=D