Thomas of Cantimpré [circa 1200-1272 CE] (Liber de natura rerum, Quadrupeds 4.93): The beast, he says [i.e. Liber rerum], is called putore, because it stinks so much, and this especially when it is angry. It, like the badger, has short legs on the left side and longer legs on the right side. It inhabits the inner walls and higher places of houses. It is very fond of hens and their young, since it lives only on meat and the like. But when it catches a chicken, it first removes its head, so that when this is gone it will not be difficult for it to work on the other members, and the hen will not be able to cry out while it is being caught. - [Badke translation/paraphrase]