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* [[Ferret-Male- Anatomy & Physiology|Male]]

* [[Ferret-Female- Anatomy & Physiology|Female]]

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* Known as the Jill.

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* [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Anatomical_Types_of_Uteri|Bicornuate uterus]]

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** Long uterine horns and no uterine body.

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* Average litter 8-10 kits, but can be as large as 18.

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* Vulva lies on the perineum, ventral to the [[Anus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|anus]].

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** During the non-breeding season, it is small and slit-like.

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** During oestrus it becomes swollen and resembles a small doughnut.

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* Seasonally polyoestrus

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* Induced ovulator

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** If mated, [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulation]] occurs within 30-40 hours of coitus.

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* [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|Gestation]] period is 42 days.

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