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Recent Examples of marten
Forty-six different martens, consisting of 28 males and 18 females, were found following genetic analysis of hair, per the OSU release.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The genetic analysis of the hair identified 46 different martens (18 females and 28 males) living in Klamath, California.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The genetic analysis of the hair identified 46 different martens (18 females and 28 males) living in Klamath, California.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Specifically, state law prohibits salvage of: badger, bobcat, brant, coot, crow, cub bear, duck, elk, fisher, Florida gallinule, geese, marten, moose, otter, snipe, sora rail, spotted fawn deer, Virginia rail, wild turkey, wolf, and woodcock.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marten
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In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some people aren't feeling the beaver after Buc-ee’s rolled out a new policy asking customers to pay at the pump.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mabel, in faux-beaver form, rallies the wildlife to fight Mayor Jerry but sows anarchy in doing so.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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There are small plates like firefly squid and braised rabbit.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Rabbit Foundation, an arm of the House Rabbit Society, advises that rabbits make poor pets for small children.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The raccoon was too injured to walk, Ruth said.—
Julian Camejo,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although the species classified in this order are basically meat eaters, a substantial number of them, especially among bears and members of the raccoon family, also feed extensively on vegetation and are thus actually omnivorous.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the Dominican Republic, commercial fishers sometimes place a palm tree, floating upright and attached to a buoy, in the middle of the ocean.—
Mike Kurlansky,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first foreigners to spend more than a brief time in the Northern Territory were Buginese and Makasarese sea cucumber fishers from the island of Celebes (Sulawesi).—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Since 2005, Lake Katherine has been a refuge for migrating birds, beavers, muskrats, bald eagles, ospreys, turtles, and more.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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That includes foxes, minks, muskrats, otters, least weasels and bobcats.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Marten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marten. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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