Where do ferrets come from?

Answer by  vietnamgirls (1177)

Ferrets came to North America from Europe about 300 years ago. They were used to control rodents on the colonists ships. There are no longer any wild ferrets as they have been domesticated over thousands of generations. They are carnivorous and similar to dogs and cats. They no longer have a natural habibtat and must be aided by humans.

Answer by  nandhu (104)

Ferrets probably evoled in Europe,between three or four million years ago,from weasel like ancestors. The ferret (mustela putorius furo) is a member of Mustelidae,order Carnivora is thought to have originated from North Africa,as referenced from Strabo, a Greek historian and geographer, in his book Geographica, written in about 20AD