#mustela

[mammalianmammals]

Himalayan Weasel (Mustela sibirica subhemachalana), family Mustelidae, northern India

This is a subspecies of the Siberian Weasel or Kolonok

photographs by Gagan Gyan

[all-mammal-creechur]

Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes

A mustelid found in western North America. The species declined throughout the 20th century, and it was declared extinct in 1979, but a residual wild population was discovered in Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981. A captive-breeding program launched by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service resulted in its reintroduction into eight western US states, Canada, and Mexico from 1991 to 2009. Up to 90% of the black-footed ferret's diet is composed of prairie dogs.

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[somophis]

Maiiii furrrssoooonnaaaaa :3 what a guy !

[thebeastsofindia]

Yellow Bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah), family Mustelidae, order Carnivora, Uttarakhand, India

According to zoologist T. C. Jerdon (1874) in their native range they are sometimes kept as a pet as a form of pest control, and are also used in blood sports, attacking opponents as large as goats

Photo by rkbharat

[captious-solarian]

Adult female American ermine moving several kits between den sites, in Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, US state of Massachusetts. Photo by Sam Zhang, 2021.

[temporary-setback]

Busted!

What could've spooked the animagus Draco Malfoy to become momentarily airborne?

I'm a proud member of the ferret/ermine-animagus-Draco believers 🙏

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[snototter]

A stoat (Mustela erminea) leaps through the marshes in Suffolk, UK

by Barbara Evans

[interlockingpatches]

(Long-tailed) Weasel stepping out of summer's coat

wool (interlocking crochet)