Sable
The sable (Martes zibellina) is a species of marten in forest environments.
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| Species: | M. zibellina
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Sable Media
Illustration from Brehm's Life of Animals
A Russian sable, as illustrated in The Trapper's Guide, 1867. The Russian variety yields the most valuable sable fur.
Marie Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg and Her Children by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1787)Versailles, Musée national du Château et des TrianonsThe Queen is shown wearing a dress and a pouf trimmed with sable.
Sable fur skins in Milan. The price corresponds with the upper coat's abundance of glossy blackness.
References
- ↑ Abramov, A. & Wozencraft, C. (2008). Martes zibellina. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 21 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern