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marten comparison table
Subject have status be weaned by be helpless be important to have breeding season be solitary have den reach sexual maturity by is a kind of live in be nocturnal have scientific name swim be deaf weigh eat have length crawl at has part have name in French open ears at have temperament open eyes at be active have colour chase away have habitat moult during be blind
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martenthreatened in Newfoundland  fur industry    weasel  Martes americana       martre d'Amérique      old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest  
adult martenthreatened in Newfoundland  fur industryJuly and August in hollow tree15-17 monthsmartentrees but also spend time on the ground Martes americana  650-1000 gred-backed voles, deer mouse, field voles, varying hare, grouse, squirrels, shrews, bird's eggs, amphibians, berries490-645 mm slender bodymartre d'Amérique curious and ferocious all winterdark brown fur coat and a bright orange throat patch, lighter in summerother martens of the opposite sexold growth coniferous or mixed woods forestsummer 
baby martenthreatened in Newfoundland6 weeksat birthfur industry    marten  Martes americana at birth28 g at birth  46 days martre d'Amérique26 days 39 days   old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest at birth

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