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  Weasel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally the name "weasel" was applied to one species of the genus, the European form of the Least Weasel Mustela nivalis, and literary references to weasels usually refer to this species rather than to the genus as a whole.
Weasels vary in length from 15 to 35 centimetres, and usually have a light brown upper coat and a white belly; in many species, populations living at high latitudes moult to a pure white coat in winter.
Most weasels feed on small mammals, and in former times were considered vermin since some species took poultry from farms, or rabbits from commercial warrens.
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 Weasel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family.
Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species of the genus, the European form of the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis).
Weasels are used as a derogatory metaphor because they poke small holes into eggs and eat the yoke.
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 weasel information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family.Originally, the name "weasel" was applied to one species of the genus, the European form of the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis).
Weasels vary in length from 15 to 35 centimetres, and usually have a light brown upper coat and a white belly; in manyspecies, populations living at high latitudes moult to a pure white coat in winter.
Weasels areintelligent creatures that are known for their cleverness and guile.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Winter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Snowshoeing - a means of travel in which one is able to walk on top of the snow by increasing the surface area of their feet.
The color of the fur or plumage are changed to white in order to be confused with snow and thus, to retain their cryptic coloration year round.
Examples are the ptarmigan, the arctic fox, the weasel, the white-tailed jack rabbit or the mountain hare.
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 Weasel - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In mythology, it is sometimes said that the only thing which can kill a basilisk is a weasel, though it would be killed in the conflict as well.
The earliest record of this claim is in Pliny's Naturalis Historia, book 8, par.
You can find it there under the keyword Weasel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weaselandaction=history).
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 Eric's Archive
Weasels are able to negotiate mazes, solve puzzles, assemble blocks, and can even be trained to tell individual letters of the alphabet apart from each other, a feat almost no animals have been able to do.
Weasels can learn to respond to their names and can mimic human behaviour to the extent that they can actually be taught how to dance.
A weasel will latch onto its prey with its jaws and refuse to let go; there are documented cases where eagles and other large birds have been captured with entire weasel skeletons still stuck into their necks.
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Originally the name "weasel" was applied to one species species of the genus, the Europe European form of the Least Weasel Least Weasel "Mustela nivalis", and literary references to weasels usually refer to this species rather than to the genus as a whole.
Most weasels feed on small mammals, and in former times were considered vermin since some species took poultry poultry from farms, or rabbit rabbits from commercial warrens.
"Weasel" is also a character from the Mickey Mouse universe Mickey Mouse universe, who serves as Black Pete Black Pete's lackey.
www.biodatabase.de /Weasel   (286 words)

  
 Merdeka Coffee, Indonesian Coffee Specialist
We are located up in the hills and the mountains behind where we live are still essentially a wilderness.
Up in the mountains it is almost unheard of for a day to pass without a decent thunderstorm and accompanying heavy downpour.
As the young Luwak has many similarities to a ferret or weasel, the chickens were on high alert- vocal and threatening.
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 Weasels
While acknowledging the usefulness of the Government's review of wildlife protection, United Future MP Gordon Copeland has been quick to point out that deer, chamois, tahr and pigs are not included in this review.
Many anglers enjoy hiking into the high country to remote streams where they can cast a fly and enjoy the solitude of the mountains.
Ozz-Fest: Ozzie Guillen, never one to bite his tongue, recently opined about what he felt was a lack of toughness in baseball today.
www.paleorama.com /Mammals-W/Weasels.php   (660 words)

  
 Cleverness: The Family Mustelidae Fanlisting
Mustela is the Latin word for weasel so that explains the name.
Genus Mustela - Weasel - Ferret - Mink:
Skunks are closely related to the Mustelidae Family and although they are now generally classified as a separate family within the same order, some taxonomists still place them as a subfamily of the Mustelidae.
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 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
This little-known weasel is restricted to the islands of Sumatra and Java.
The Mountain Weasel has been reported from, or is thought to occur, in a number of protected areas on Java; its conservation status requires further investigation (Schreiber et al., 1989).
Schreiber, A., Wirth, R., Riffel, M. and Van Rompaey, H. Weasels, Civets, Mongooses and their Relatives: An Action Plan for the Conservation of Mustelids and Viverrids.
www.wcmc.org.uk /latenews/emergency/fire_1997/inweasel.htm   (105 words)

  
 Weasels of the World | Wolverine Family | Mustelidae | Weasel Family>
The Mustelidae, or Weasel, Family is found worldwide except for Australia and Antarctica.
Indonesian or Sunda stink badger Mydaus javanensis - Asia
This plan includes species accounts, status, field research projects and actions which need to be taken to conserve these endangered animals.
www.wildcarnivore.com /weasels_of_the_world.htm   (435 words)

  
 Weasel - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family.
This page was last modified 01:06, 30 Oct 2004 by Anonymous user(s) of Indopedia.
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 Timeline of evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oil lamps made from animal fats on shells used in caves in Grotte de la Mouthe, France.
Homo floresiensis existed in the Liang Bua limestone cave on Flores, remote Indonesian island.
Sea levels across the globe rise, flooding many coastal areas, and separating former mainland areas into islands.
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 otter_RefMustelidneo.html
Experimental modification and control of molts and changes of coat colour in weasels by controlled lighting.
BREE (VAN), P. Notes on the Indonesian mountain weasel, Mustela lutreolina Robinson and Thomas, 1917.
Prey selection of weasel, stoat and polecat in relation to sex and size.
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 Weasel - Gurupedia
The Weasels are the genus Mustela of the
Most weasels feed on small mammals, and in former times were considered vermin since some species took
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European Common weasel - Least weasel - Mountain weasel - Yellow Bellied weasel - Back Striped weasel - Barefoot weasel -
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 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mustela lutreolina
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mustela lutreolina
Eleven specimens have been collected on mountains in Java and Sumatra at elevations ranging between 1,000-2,200 m.
Search the Species 2000 site for further information about this species.
www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/14019/all   (143 words)

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