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An Ermine with white fur in the winter is also known as aStoat when it has brown fur in the summer Ermine is the name given to various species of weasel during the winter season when the fur of those living in colder climates turns white. Ermine belong to the family Mustelidae, the most common of which in North America are the stoat, the long-tailed weasel and the least weasel. The Least weasel or common weasel is reddish-ginger, brighter than that of most other weasels, with white belly fur, which is not always visible during the summer months. In the northern parts of its range it molts to pure white in winter (also called a Snow weasel), the tip of it's tail is yellow
The Ermine, also known as short tailed weasel and stoat is a rich medium brown with an off-white belly in summer and in winter with regions that experience an inch or more of snow for at least forty days of the year the color changes to clean white; the tip of it's tail is always black An ermine (mustela erminea) remains an ermine even though its summer coat is usually brown. Ermine only turn white in winter because they live in cold climates, and this allows them to blend in with the snow so its more difficult for predators to find them.
In certain parts of North America, like Canada, the ermine is also called a short-tailed weasel. This breed is distinct from from the long-tailed weasel (mustela frenata) and the least weasel (mustela rixosa), which live in warmer climates.
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An ape with shaggy reddish-brown coat and has no tail?
Orangutans
What kind of coat does a tapir have?
Wooly fur coats are short from reddish brown to black
What adaptation does an ermine have to survive in the tundra?
its fur changes colour from a brown fur in the summer (to keep it cool) to a white colour in the winter (to keep it warm) it also moves very slowly and carefully when locating its preyover and outxoxoxoxoxoxoxo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
What is royal fur that is six letters starting with e and ending with e?
Ermine Ermine are found all over Canada, northern USA, and Eurasia. They make their dens in the old roots of a tree or in the crevice of a rock. Ermines are capable of having several dens or in the roots of trees farther south, but there are no trees on the tundra. The ermine is a small animal that weighs between 3 - 15 ounces. They look much like a Ferret only larger. In the spring and summer the ermine's coat is chocolate brown with a white underbelly and a black tip on the tail. In the winter the coat turns entirely white except for the black end of its tail. The ermine is a carnivore and eats rabbits, small insects and rodents, birds and amphibians. Their ermine paws have claws which enables it to dig. The front feet are smaller than the back which helps it fit into small, tight spaces. The coat of the ermine changes with the seasons and camouflages it from predators. In winter the ermine's coat is white blending in with the snowy environment, but when warmer weather comes their fur will change to brown to camouflage themselves.
Is sorrel a herb?
no, its a colour coat of a horse (anywhere from light to medium brown, sometimes slightly reddish)
How does squirel change?
well in the winter a squirrel's coat changes from brown to white in the summer it's coat changes again from white to brown.
What is a stoat known when wearing its winter coat?
an ermine
What is the breed of reddIsh-brown and white colored coat dairy cow that originally came from South-west Scotland?
The Ayrshire's.
Which biome would you find an organism that has a white coat in winter and a light brown coat in summer?
coniferous forest
Do ermines hibernate in winter?
No ermines do not hibernate in the winter. Why have a white fur coat in the winter if you are just going to sleep through the winter. Take the grizzly bear for example it has a brown coat and it hibernates but the ermine has a white coat so it does not hibernate in the winter.
What has a coat with white fur and is weasel like?
The ermine is the term given to the animal with a coat of white fur that is similar to a weasel. The species is native to Eurasia and North America.
What is the gray wolf color?
Gray wolves range from gray, to brown. They can be gray, white, black, brown, two different tones of multicolor, and even a faint reddish-orange.The Grey Wolf's coat is originally gray in the Summer. In Winter, the Grey Wolf sheds his/hers grey Summer coat. Underneath, their coat is white. This makes a Grey wolf's coat turn white. Grey wolves can also be black, brown, or red.Actually for what may seem to be obvious the GRAY wolf does not only come in gray. There are subspecies of Canis Lupus that are in fact not grey. They come usually in three colors White, Gray (of course), and Brown. Though there is a rare black that can be found from time to time. Each has its on variations though, so the Grey wolf has no REAL color.
