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Ferrets Weasels and Badgers
These mammals are flesh-eaters of the family Mustelidae. Usually named as weasel family, these are typically small-sized animals with short legs, thick furs and round ears. Mustelids are mostly nocturnal, solitary and are active throughout a year.
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What are common parasites found on badgers?
A badger might commonly have fleas, mites, ticks or lice.
Which Great Lakes state is known as the Badger state?
Wisconsin has several nicknames including "The Badger State."
Which fox turns white in winter?
In summer the background is dark - so dark fur helps them camouflage. In winter the snow makes the environment white so white fur helps them camouflage then.
Who would win in a fight a honey badger or a Tasmanian devil?
They are both capable of doing each other serious damage in their own way, but they do not come into conflict in their native environment, so we will probably never find out.
Are ferrets a wild animal in Germany?
Yes ferrets are allowed in Germany. If you are traveling or moving to Germany with a ferret, refer to links below on German Law on pets.
from another contributor:
I think they're allowed in most places throughout Europe, I have relatives who owned a ferret in England and never got in trouble.
Are weasels found in Washington state?
Yes. 10 species of weasel can be found in Michigan. They include the least weasel, short-tailed weasel (also known as the ermine or stout), long-tailed weasel, the black-footed ferret and the wolverine, which is the largest member of the weasel family, or Mustelidae.
See the related link below for information on some of the weasels found in Michigan.
What are some animals native to Alabama?
Bachman's Warbler is a bird that is thought to be extinct in Alabama. Alabama is home to other endangered and threatened species, such as the Bald Eagle.
The nearly extinct ivory billed woodpecker once was found there, as was the extinct Carolina parakeet. The bald eagle is found there in numbers, as it is no longer an endangered bird.
What would win in a fight a wolverine or a Tasmanian devil?
The badger subspecies jeffersonii is found in British Columbia. It lives in the interior valleys of the province. Badgers are rare in British Columbia
Do ermines hibernate in winter?
No, ermines do not hibernate in winter. They are active year-round and have adapted to the cold weather by growing a thicker coat of fur to keep warm during the winter months. They continue to hunt for food in the snow-covered landscape.
Where can one find the rhyme Pop Goes The Weasel?
Someone can find the rhyme Pop Goes The Weasel on iTunes, Raposdy, and MP3candy. You can find the song for free at Spotify, MP3skull, and on YouTube.
No, mink are a weasel-like animal that likes the water, and eats fish if it can.
There are lots of methods because they are hunted for their fur and also because the feral animals are such pests.
You can buy mink cage traps that catch them alive but it is more normal to use a humane spring trap. To restrict the catch as far as possible to mink, the setting and siting of the trap is important - more so than the type of trap.
How heavy is an arctic weasel that is also known as a stoat or short tailed weasel?
The ERMINE (short-tailed weasel, or stoat) The ermine is a small animal that weighs between 3 - 15 ounces. The head and body length can range from 7 - 13 inches and the tail can grow up to 5 inches. The males are much longer than the females. They are found throughout the northern temperate, subarctic and Arctic regions, of Europe, Asia, and North America. The winter coats are white, and summer coats are brown. Ermine are fast, very brave and always hungry.
I would say any carnivore large or powerful enough or in great enough numbers to kill a badger. That would include a Grizzly bear, a pack of wolves, a Cougar and possibly a Wolverine. Of course it depends on the health of the badger as well. Most predators are not willing to sustain serious injury which could hinder their hunting abilities leading to their demise and a healthy strong badger can definitely inflict such damage. So the desparation factor is a real consideration, a badger is certainly NOT a normal prey item for any of these predators I mentioned ( the bear being the only opportunistic one) and only extreme hunger and the right circumstances could bring about the predation of a badger ( starving bear and old, sick or injured badger).
How many different types of weasel are there?
Depending on what you define as a "weasel", there are either 12 or 17 varieties. That is, of the 17 members of the genus Mustela, there are 5 who do not have the word "weasel" in their given name. They are the Stoat, which has weasel in it's common name in some parts of the world, and the Steppe Polecat, the European Mink, the Black-footed Ferret, the European Polecat. The 17 species of weasel (and their common name) are:
1. Mustela africana - Tropical Weasel
2. Mustela altaica - Mountain Weasel
3. Mustela erminea - Stoat (also known as an ermine or a short tailed weasel)
4. Mustela eversmannii - Steppe Polecat
5. Mustela felipei - Columbian Weasel
6. Mustela frenata - Long-tailed Weasel
7. Mustela itatsi - Japanese Weasel
8. Mustela kathiah - Yellow-bellied Weasel
9. Mustela lutreola - European Mink
10. Mustela lutreolina - Indonesian Mountain Weasel
11. Mustela nigripes - Black-footed Ferret
12. Mustela nivalis - Least Weasel
13. Mustela nudipes - Malaysian Weasel
14. Mustela putorius - European Polecat (it is thought that the European Polecat was dometsticated and became the domestic ferret we know today)
15. Mustela sibirica - Siberian Weasel
16. Mustela strigidorsa - Back-striped Weasel
17. Mustela subpalmata -Egyptian Weasel
There used to be 18, but the American Mink has since been renamed Neovison vison. I believe it is the only surviving member of the genus Neovison, as the others were hunted to extinction for their fur.
Can a mink ever live in Connecticut?
Yes, minks can live in Connecticut. In fact, one species of mink is native to North America, including Connecticut. The other mink species is native to Europe.
