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	Least Weasel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the smallest member of the weasel genus, Mustela and indeed the smallest living carnivore.
		The Least Weasel is found throughout the northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America, except for Ireland and eastern Canada; it extends as far south as North Africa.
		Like all weasels, the Least Weasel is a slender animal with a long tail and short legs, enabling it to follow its prey—mostly small rodents—into their burrows.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustela_nivalis (463 words)

	Weasel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family.
		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.
		In folklore at least, this behavior is particularly associated with the stoat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weasel (410 words)

	Least Weasel: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Least Weasel is found throughout the northern parts of Europe Europe quick summary:
		Least Weasels are highly solitary, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The long-tailed weasel (mustela frenata) is the most widely distributed mustelid in the new world....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/least_weasel.htm (1225 words)

	Least Weasel - Mustela nivalis
		The least weasel's coat is a dirty brown and dirty white color most of the year, but in the winter the fur turns to pure brown and pure white to blend in with the snow.
		The least weasel's interval is its den and it is mostly solitary.
		The least weasel is not endangered but more of them are dying because the loggers are pushing them out of their home.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /least_weasel.htm (666 words)

	Illinois Furbearer Guide: Least Weasel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Weasels begin shedding their summer coats during early fall and replace them with winter coats that tend to be lighter in color.
		Least weasels are found only in the northern half of the state.
		For example, the home range of a least weasel might be as small as 1.7 to 2.5 acres where food is abundant or as large as 37 to 65 acres where food is scarce.
	dnr.state.il.us /orc/Wildlife/furbearers/least_weasel.htm (1124 words)

	Mustelidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mustelidae (from Latin mustela, weasel) is a family of carnivorous mammals.
		The Least weasel, adapted for eating small rodents such as mice and voles, reproduces up to three times a year (unusual for carnivores, who typically reproduce annually) to take advantage of the fluctuations in rodent populations.
		Genus Mustela - Weasel - Ferret - Mink
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustelidae (495 words)

	Least Weasel
		The least weasel is considerable smaller, with a very short tail, and males may measure up to 8 inches in length, while females measure about 6 inches.
		The least weasel may have three to ten young, but averages five which may be born at any time of the year but most frequently are born in late winter.
		Weasels occasionally hunt in pairs but, for the most part, are solitary except during breeding and rearing season.
	www.montanatrappers.org /furbearers/least-weasel1.htm (688 words)

	Weasel - Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Weasels can be found anywhere that their main prey, mice, are found.
		Weasels are unprotected in Minnesota, and only a few thousand are trapped for their fur in winter.
		Because weasels have a high surface area to weight ratio, they conserve body heat in winter by curling into a ball and lowering their metabolism.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/mammals/weasel.html (427 words)

	Weasels: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Neither weasel is found on the offshore islands of the Bering Sea or the Aleutian Islands west of Unimak Island.
		The short-tailed weasel's tail is one-fourth to one-third of the total body length while the least weasel's tail length comprises only about 15 percent of total body length.
		A weasel is capable of running 300 yards (274 m) while carrying a large mouse in its mouth.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/furbear/weasels.php (1378 words)

	Ladywildlife's Least Weasel Page
		The least weasel is one of the smallest carnivores.
		Weasels can be seen among hedges and in long grass, especially in places where there are many mice and other rodents.
		Although the least weasel resembles its relative, the stoat, it is smaller, lacks the stoat’s fl tail tip, and has a wavy flank line separating its white underbody from its reddish brown patches on its throat.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/leastweasel.html (772 words)

	Government of Yukon - Environment - Ermine and Least Weasel
		Least weasels occur throughout most of the same range, but are absent from the arctic islands and western states.
		Both least weasels and ermine range throughout the Yukon, avoiding the depths of mature forests and preferring instead to sniff and snoop in forest edges, meadows, brushy areas, marshes, bogs, and tundra.
		Weasel numbers are greatly affected by ups and downs in numbers of their prey species, particularly voles, lemmings, and mice.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /weasel.html (2081 words)

	ANIMAL Teachers: Warm-Blooded Ones: Least Weasel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(Least Weasel is 20 centimeters (about 11 inches) long.) Not much bigger than her prey, She climbs into small underground tunnels in search of Mice and Voles.
		Least Weasel eats about a quarter of her body weight every day.
		Not hibernating in the winter, Least Weasel hunts and drags her prey back to cache and to pluck the fur to insulate her burrow.
	funkman.org /animal/mammal/leastweasel.html (300 words)

	oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Web Design in a Nutshell
		Weasels, who are characterized by long, slender bodies and short legs, are found on all continents except Antarctica and Australia, and in a vast variety of habitats.
		The least weasel is the smallest of the 67 species of weasel.
		The diet of the least weasel is made up primarily of voles and mice, which, because of the weasels' high metabolism, they hunt constantly.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/wdnut/colophon.html (426 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Weasel, least weasel
		Weasels mostly eat rodents, such as voles and mice, supplemented by birds or eggs in season.
		Weasels are active both day and night, alternating periods of activity with a few hours of rest.
		Weasels are normally solitary, and there is no pair bond between adults, and no parental care by the male.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/202.shtml (355 words)

	eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail
		Pouncing on its prey, the weasel wraps its legs around the victim and kills it with a swift bite at the base of the skull.
		Weasels will kill more than they can eat when prey is available, caching the excess in the side passages in their dens.
		Male Least Weasels are sexually mature at eight months and females at four months, though they seldom breed in their birth year.
	www.enature.com /fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=MA0453 (520 words)

	Dancing with Badgers: You Little Weasel
		The skunk's bad press makes sense, but where we got the folk image of the weasel is beyond me. A little digging on the 'net, and you'll find a man whose father's ducks had their feet eaten off by weasels.
		The size ranges for the ermine and the least weasel overlap nearly 100%, and in both species, males can be twice the size of females.
		After announcing that weasels are "nature's psychopaths," Dr. Hiscock describes them as sneaky and vindictive and illustrates with the story of his friend, whose ducks' feet were eaten off–"all of them!"–in one night by, one is invited to imagine, a marauding gang of weasels.
	www.dancingbadger.com /mustel03.htm (992 words)

	SWF: Wildlife Notebook: Least Weasel
		The Least Weasel is the smallest true carnivore in North America.
		Although it is scarcely larger than the mice it feeds on, the Least Weasel is feisty for it’s size.
		Least Weasels den in the abandoned burrows of other animals such as pocket gophers and ground squirrels.
	www.swf.sk.ca /kids/least-weasel.shtml (108 words)

	Least Weasel collection on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		The least weasel is common and abundant predator in northern hemisphere, but its numbers tends to fluctuate strongly and follow the population cycles of its main prey, voles and lemmings.
		The least weasel is special among other carnivores because of its great reproduction capacity: the litter size can be more than ten, a female can give a birth twice during the same season and young females can have their own litters during the season they have born.
		The least weasel is the world's smallest carnivore (weight 25-80 g).
	www.flickr.com /photos/marko_k/98802018 (488 words)

	Weasel [Mustela] Links
		Least Weasel Mustela nivalis Occupying most of Canada with the exception of the Maritimes, southern Ontario, and Quebec, this fierce little carnivore is scarcely larger than the mice on which it preys.
		Weasel, common name for small, fur-bearing, carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, family Mustelidae, comprising numerous species and subspecies.
		Members of this family, which include weasels, martens, and otters, are known for their anal scent glands, the most famous example being skunks.
	raysweb.net /specialplaces/pages/weasel/weasellinks.html (645 words)

	Terrestrial Mammals - Least Weasel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The least weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the world's smallest carnivore and, at a mere 20 cm long, it is more diminutive than most of the lemmings and voles that it preys upon.
		Similar to the ermine in appearance and behaviour, this weasel can be equally fierce despite its small stature.
		The least weasel is rarely seen, perhaps because its white coat provides camouflage in winter.
	www.arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpl/organisms/mammals/Terrestrial/least.htm (65 words)

	ANIMAL Teachers: Warm-Blooded Ones: Weasel Family
		Least Weasels cache hundreds of Rats and Mice in their burrows.
		Weasel was one of two animals who could kill the mythical Basilisk.
		Weasels and Ferrets are endangering the native Birds of New Zealand.
	funkman.org /animal/mammal/weaselfamily.html (896 words)

	Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
		The Least Weasel was first reported by Linnaeus, 1766.
		The Least Weasel is found in (but not necessarily limited to) the United States of America.
		The Least Weasel is able to run fast for small distances, like most Carnivora.
	www.unitedstatesfauna.com /leastweasel.php (164 words)

	NDIS Least Weasel Wildlife Page
		Habitat: The least weasel occupies meadows, grasslands, and woodlands and is commonest in marshy areas (J. Jones et al.
		Description: The least weasel is the smallest carnivore in North America and is similar in color to the ermine, in both summer and winter pelages.
		However, the tail is one quarter the length of the head and body and it lacks a conspicuous fl tip, although a few sparse fl hairs may be present.
	ndis.nrel.colostate.edu /wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=050802 (149 words)

	Least Weasel
		Identifying Characteristics: The smallest weasel and smallest carnivore in North America.
		Similar to other weasels in color and body form.
		Abundance of small mammals is important in determining the local distribution of least weasels.
	www.montanatrappers.org /furbearers/least-weasel.htm (142 words)

	Common, or least weasel
		The Name "Weasel": "Weasel" comes from the Old English word "weosule," which probably meant "flowing" - in reference to the musky secretions of the animal.
		Description: Similar in appearance to the ermine, this weasel is slightly smaller.
		Behavior: The mostly solitary common weasel is probably active both day and night, alternating periods of activity with periods of rest.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/275.htm (302 words)

	Least weasel
		The least weasel is the smallest living carnivore.
		It is an efficient predator of mice, which make up the bulk of its diet.
		Like most members of the weasel family, it kills with a piercing bite to the base of the skull.
	homestudy.ihea.com /wildlifeID/058leastweasel.htm (78 words)

	adult least weasel Comparison Table
		mammal > carnivore > weasel > least weasel > adult least weasel
		Next least weasel: baby least weasel Up: least weasel
		1 gram of food per hour which adds up to more than half the body weight of an adult least weasel per day
	www.site.uottawa.ca:4321 /animals/adultleastweasel_table.html (201 words)

	Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
		Coloration varies with the seasons; during the warmer months the pelage is brown above and white below, in the winter the entire coat is white with the possibility of a few fl hairs at the tip of the tail.
		erminea, the Least Weasel may be found in a variety of habitats including open tundra and deep forests.
		Preference seems to be for areas with rocky or vegetative cover.
	brainmuseum.org /Specimens/carnivora/leastweasel (186 words)

	Weasel - Least Weasel - Least Weasel Art Print
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		This Weasel Least Weasel Least Weasel painting has been reproduced as an Open Edition print on heavy, museum quality acid-free stock.
	www.freespiritart.com /least-weasel.php (133 words)

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