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	 Endangered Korean Animal - Japanese Marten (Martes melampus coreensis) - 산달
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| Subject: | Endangered Korean Animal - Japanese Marten (Martes melampus coreensis) - 산달 
 |  | Poster: | Kim Jinsuk (jskim@bioinfo.kordic.re.kr) 
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File date    : 1998:11:27 09:00:00
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Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Posted Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 07:11:11 +0000 | 
| Japanese Marten (Korean subspecies)
 Martes melampus coreensis
 Korean Name: san-dal (산달)
 
 The Japanese marten (Martes melampus) is a mammal in the marten genus most closely related to the sable. It is half a meter in length on average, not counting a 20-centimeter-long tail, and between 1000 and 1500 grams in weight. Males are generally larger than females. The pelage varies in color from dark brown to dull yellow with a cream-colored throat.
 
 
 This is an endangered subspecies in Korea.
 North Korea protects this animal as a Natural Monument.
 
 Scanned from a weekly magazine, "Hankyoreh 21", volume 234 (Nov. 26,
 1998).
 Photo Source: Dr. Sang-Hoon Hahn
 
 Enjoy it.
 
 Jinsuk
 
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