The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

SABLE

The sable (Martes zibellina) is a carnivorous type of marten, similar to the pine marten but with longer legs and larger ears. The sable has a luxurious, dense, soft, generally brownish black coat with a paler but indistinct throat bib. The colour of the fur varies greatly according to the locality and the season of the year. The sable has long been hunted for its fur, the darkest and most valuable furs being taken in autumn and winter in the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and Canada. Sable are solitary animals that live in woodlands where they feed on birds, squirrels, and small rodents.
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