These small carnivores have glossy, coarse black fur with distinctive white spots on the face. There is a spot on the forehead and one on each cheek, and the black ears have white tips. These animals are solitary in the wild. Male encounters are always aggressive.
Behavior
Although polecats are efficient swimmers and climbers, they prefer the terrestrial life. Males and females only tolerate one another only during the mating season. They are almost strictly nocturnal, but some have been seen foraging around dusk and dawn. They seem to lead fairly nomadic lives.