Editing Sable (section)

==Description==
[[File:Sables.png|thumb|Illustration from ''Brehm's Life of Animals'']]

Males measure {{convert|38|–|56|cm|in}} in body length, with a tail measuring {{convert|9|–|12|cm|in}}, and weigh {{convert|880|–|1800|g|lb}}. Females have a body length of {{convert|35|–|51|cm|in}}, with a tail length of {{convert|7.2|–|11.5|cm|in}}.<ref name=walker>''Walker's mammals of the world'', Volume 1, Ronald M. Nowak, published by JHU Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0-8018-5789-9}}</ref> The winter pelage is longer and more luxurious than the summer coat.<ref name=Ognev>Ognev, S. (1962). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations.</ref> Different [[subspecies]] display geographic variations of fur colour, which ranges from light to dark brown, with individual coloring being lighter ventrally and darker on the back and legs.<ref name="grizimek"/> Japanese sables (known locally as {{lang|ja|クロテン}} or {{lang|ja-Latn|kuroten}})<ref>[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20070418mb.html WILD WATCH: SABLES AND THEIR ILK, ''Cuteness belies killers' true nature'' By Mark Brazil]</ref> in particular are marked with black on their legs and feet.<ref name=trapper>''The trapper's guide: a manual of instructions for capturing all kinds of fur-bearing animals, and curing their skins; with observations on the fur-trade, hints on life in the woods, and narratives of trapping and hunting excursions'' by Sewell Newhouse, edited by John Humphrey Noyes, published by Oneida Community, 1867</ref> Individuals also display a light patch of fur on their throat which may be gray, white, or pale yellow.<ref name="Ognev"/> The fur is softer and silkier than that of [[American marten]]s.<ref name="friend"/> Sables greatly resemble [[pine marten]]s in size and appearance, but have more elongated heads, longer ears and proportionately shorter tails.<ref name=zoo>''General zoology, or, Systematic natural history'', by G. Shaw, 1800</ref> Their skulls are similar to those of pine martens, but larger and more robust with more arched [[zygomatic arch]]es.<ref>''Catalogue of the contents of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London'', Volume 7. Printed by R. Taylor, 1853</ref>