Also, Article translated into English here. (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.audi.de%2F2014%2F10%2F31%2Fdem-marder-auf-der-spur%2F&edit-text=&act=url) Obviously not a raccoon, but that's Google for you. Also also, it's called a marten in other parts of the article, which it may be, since martens are related to, and look very similar to, weasels (in America, among other places). (Common names can vary; that's why there are Latin species names, which are used everywhere.)
Yes, both a ferret and a martin were used in that video. Petting a martin without getting bitten might have been a consideration, and the ferret also appears to be a stunt double for the martin in some of the wire-gnawing action shots.
If we still made cars in New Zealand, we should probably do this with keas. They're sneaky bastards, known for pulling the rubber lining out of car windows, and they're not above getting into vehicles to blag food while their mates keep the tourists busy, either.
I think they're awesome too. Even if they do eat sheep occasionally if the winters get cold enough. But then, I don't spend much time on a ski field and I'm not a farmer.
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Date: 2014-11-07 08:03 pm (UTC)Also, Article translated into English here. (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.audi.de%2F2014%2F10%2F31%2Fdem-marder-auf-der-spur%2F&edit-text=&act=url) Obviously not a raccoon, but that's Google for you. Also also, it's called a marten in other parts of the article, which it may be, since martens are related to, and look very similar to, weasels (in America, among other places). (Common names can vary; that's why there are Latin species names, which are used everywhere.)
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Date: 2014-11-08 03:45 am (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beech_marten
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinmarder
But yes. WEASEL TESTING.
If we still made cars in New Zealand, we should probably do this with keas. They're sneaky bastards, known for pulling the rubber lining out of car windows, and they're not above getting into vehicles to blag food while their mates keep the tourists busy, either.
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Date: 2014-11-08 10:32 am (UTC)DDDDDDDD: ;)
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Date: 2014-11-08 11:21 am (UTC)*pops off to update the Wikipedia entry for Anthraquinone, while he remembers*
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Date: 2014-11-08 01:12 pm (UTC)(Seriously, the Netflix Chaos Monkey is GREAT and I wish I had any kind of system that could tolerate it.)
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