Scientific name: Mustela erminea

Also known as: Short-tailed weasel

- long and slim body

- short tail

- short legs

- circumference of head: 17-33cm

- cicrumference of tail: 4-12 cm

- weight: 40-360 g

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AlpsPyrenees

Carpathian Mount.Greenland

JapanCanada

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meadow river banks

mountains

day and night active

Hiding places:Gaps in a rock, hollowed trees, beneath stone piles, abandoned

home of other animals

Territory:10-40 hectare, several nests made

of hair and feathers.Solitary – except while mating

Stoats mark off their territories by a fluid from their anal gland, which

repells rivals.

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moles

fish

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micebirds

rats

lizards bugs

hunting during dawn

detecting its prey through sense of smell and hearing

stands on ist back legs for a good look-around

sneaking up, jumps, lethal bite in the head

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mating in late spring or in summer

latency

gestation period: about 1 month

birth in april or may, average of 6-9 cubs

pups:

-2-3 g

-blind and helpless

-suckled for 6 weeks

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bird of prey

foxbadger

average of 1-2 years, due to enemies

can be up to 7 years

A lot of stoats die due to parasites, which they get from mice.

The parasites live in the nose, get into the brain and lead to death.

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