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	You little weasel!
		Weasels are members of a large and diverse family of mammals known as mustelids, which include mink, martens, fishers and skunks.
		Weasels are easiest to see in winter when leaf cover is gone and a thin layer of tracking snow will show their whereabouts in the neighborhood.
		Weasels often den in an abandoned (or usurped!) home of a chipmunk or ground squirrel, in a hollow log or under a pile of rubble.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/1998/feb98/weasel.htm (1029 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.
		A weasel is capable of running 300 yards (274 m) while carrying a large mouse in its mouth.
		Reproduction: Weasels are primarily solitary animals except during the mating and whelping seasons.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/furbear/weasels.php (1370 words)

	Weasel
		Weasels occur throughout mainland Canada from interior BC to northern Ontario and Québec.
		Long-tailed weasels, the largest species, occur from S America to about 49° N lat and are found in southern BC, the PRAIRIES, Ontario, Québec and NB.
		The short-tailed weasel, widespread in the northern hemisphere, occurs throughout Canada in habitats including tundra, BOREAL FOREST, meadows and river banks.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008497 (386 words)

	Weasel
		The weasel is BritainÕs smallest carnivore and belongs to the same family as the stoat and otter.
		Man has persecuted weasels over the years particularly in areas where pheasants and partridges are reared; gamekeepers and farmers have always regarded weasels as vermin and trapped them in large numbers.
		Many weasels are killed on the roads too, but despite the dangers they face from man, they are still quite common and are under no threat as a species.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/weasel.html (641 words)

	Illinois Furbearer Guide: Longtailed Weasel
		Male long-tailed weasels are larger (13 to 16 inches in length; 6 to 16 ounces) than females (11 to 14 inches in length; 3 to 9 ounces).
		Weasels begin shedding their summer coats during early fall and replace them with winter coats that tend to be lighter in color.
		For example, the 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.
	www.dnr.state.il.us /orc/wildlife/furbearers/longtailed_weasel.htm (1031 words)

	weasel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
		African animals of several genera in the weasel family are called striped weasels; they are characterized by conspicuous fl and white markings and, in some cases, by the use of scent for defense.
		The weasel family also includes the marten, fisher, and wolverine, as well as the more distantly related skunk, badger, honey badger (or ratel), and otter.
		Weasels are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Mustelidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/we/weasel.html (448 words)

	Weasel control and management
		Other weasel dens have been found in the trunk of an old uprooted oak, in a bag of feathers, in a threshing machine, in the trunk of a hollow tree, in an old mole run, a gopher burrow, and a prairie dog burrow (Henderson and Stardom 1983).
		Weasels are commonly thought to be nocturnal but evidence indicates they are more diurnal in summer than in winter.
		Fitzgerald, B. Weasel predation on a cyclic population of the montane vole (Microtus montanus) in California.
	www.icwdm.org /handbook/carnivor/Weasels.asp (1703 words)

	Weasel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weasels are mammals, also known as stoats and otters, 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).
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weasel (633 words)

	Weasel - MSN Encarta
		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...
		Weasel, common name for any of several small, fur-bearing, carnivorous mammals that are most abundant in North America and Europe but also occur in South America, northern Africa, and Asia.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761560270 (377 words)

	Illinois Furbearer Guide: Least Weasel
		Male long-tailed weasels are larger (13 to 16 inches in length; 6 to 16 ounces) than females (11 to 14 inches in length; 3 to 9 ounces).
		Weasels begin shedding their summer coats during early fall and replace them with winter coats that tend to be lighter in color.
		Young long-tailed weasels begin hunting with their mother at 6 to 7 weeks and are ready to leave her at about 11 to 12 weeks.
	dnr.state.il.us /orc/wildlife/furbearers/least_weasel.htm (1124 words)

	Least Weasel
		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.
		The dens of weasels are shallow chambers about 6 inches underground with two to three entrances and are lined with mouse fur and grass.
	www.montanatrappers.org /furbearers/least-weasel1.htm (688 words)

	Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
		Weasels are active both in the daytime and at night, but more so after dark.
		The food of long-tailed weasels consists almost entirely of small mammals —; ground squirrels, pocket gophers, wood rats, cotton rats, small cottontails, and so forth; insects make up a small percentage of the total diet.
		This weasel is polygamous and breeds mainly in July, with implantation and development of the embryos delayed until about 27 days before the young are born.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/mustfren.htm (569 words)

	Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency: Weasels
		Least weasels are thought to produce several litters each year, while ermines and long-tailed weasels bear one litter in April or May. Young of all species are born blind and naked or sparsely furred.
		The long-tailed weasel is similar to the ermine in proportion, color, and markings, although the long-tailed species is slightly larger and its tail is longer.
		A long-tailed weasel is a persistent, efficient predator, chasing prey, pouncing on it, hugging it with the forelegs, and biting the victim at the base of the skull.
	www.pgc.state.pa.us /pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=458&q=150797 (2415 words)

	The Short-tailed Weasel, Alaska's little predator - Alaska
		Weasels are the smallest member of the mustelid family, which also includes mink, otter, wolverine and skunk.
		The short-tailed weasel, or ermine (Mustela erminea,) is found throughout North America as well as in parts of Europe, where it goes by the common name of stoat.
		Though weasels do not have the reputation or glamour of Alaska’s moose, bears, or wolves, they are fascinating critters that are enjoyable to observe should one have the opportunity.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art25631.asp (808 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)

	weasel - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		African animals of several genera in the weasel family are called striped weasels; they are characterized by conspicuous fl and white markings and, in some cases, by the use of scent for defense.
		The weasel family also includes the marten, fisher, and wolverine, as well as the more distantly related skunk, badger, honey badger (or ratel), and otter.
		Weasels are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Mustelidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-weasel.html (601 words)

	WEASEL,
		The various species of weasel are similar in appearance and habits.
		The weasel, which preys on mice, rats, birds, and rabbits, is largely nocturnal.
		nigripes, the largest of the weasels and native to the Rocky Mountain region, is known as the prairie-dog ferret because its predominant prey is the prairie dog.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=225609 (333 words)

	THE WEASEL ( stoat, ermine )
		The weasel can be found almost anywhere in Canada (the coast, the mountains, the prairies and the far north).
		The weasel has a tiny face, sharp teeth and claws, and a tail with fl fur at the tip.
		The weasel may be small but it is a good fighter and moves in a flash.
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/animals/weasel.html (339 words)

	All-About-Ferrets.com - The Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
		Least weasels’ bodies are long and slender with a short tail, and their head resembles a ferret’s, being long and having an oval shape.
		A male weasel is known as a dog, a buck, a Jack, or a hob while females are known as a Jane, a doe, or a bitch.
		Weasels were buried with humans in Çatalhöyük, the King James Bible talks about weasels and where did the weasels go in Minoan times...
	www.all-about-ferrets.com /least-weasel.html (1165 words)

	ADW: Mustela frenata: Information
		Body length varies between 330 and 420 mm in males and 280 to 350 mm in females, tail length is from 132 to 294 mm in males, and 112 to 245 mm in females.
		At 36 days old young weasels eyes open and they begin to be weaned and to eat foods brought back to the nest by their mother.
		While mammals are the food of choice, these weasels eat a wide range of food, from birds to reptiles, and in the summer their diet includes fruits and berries (Baker, 1983).
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Mustela_frenata.html (1042 words)

	Medieval Bestiary : Weasel
		There are two kinds of weasel: a large one that lives in the forest, and another that lives in the houses of men.
		the weasel taketh and overcometh him, for the biting of the weasel is death to the cockatrice.
		And nevertheless the biting of the cockatrice is death to the weasel.
	bestiary.ca /beasts/beast150.htm (444 words)

	Horse. The Animal In You
		Weasel personalities are closely related to badgers and skunks, and are suave and disarmingly charming.
		Weasels lack the emotional and spiritual maturity found in the larger carnivores.
		The weasel lover is earnest and attentive, with an uncanny ability to make its partner feel as though he or she was the only person in the world.
	www.animalinyou.com /Weasel.htm (430 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - WEASEL
		by "mole," referring to the Arabic "ḥuld" and the Aramaic "ḥuldah." The family of the Mustelidœ, to which the weasel belongs, is represented in Palestine and Syria by several species.
		The weasel lives on dung-heaps and in holes and chinks of walls, and it burrows in the ground (Pes.
		The weasel alone of all land animals has no counterpart in the sea (Ḥul.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=67&letter=W (189 words)

	Weasel word - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A weasel word is a word that is intended to, or has the effect of, softening the force of a potentially loaded or otherwise controversial statement, or avoids forming a clear position on a particular issue.
		Weasel words are almost always intended to deceive or draw attention from something the speaker doesn't want emphasized, rather than being the inadvertent result of the speaker's or writer's poor but honest attempt at description.
		Weasel terms are the equivalent of spin in the political sphere in British English.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weasel_words (1045 words)

	The Long-tailed Weasel
		The long-tailed weasel is a slender, long-bodied carnivore that has a broad, slightly flattened head.
		Weasels are known to be good climbers and often can climb 20 feet or more to prey on a squirrel.
		Long-tailed weasels have been trapped although their pelts are not of great value.
	www.outdooralabama.com /hunting/articles/weasel.cfm (486 words)

	Weasel
		Male weasels are larger than the females, the animals ranging in length from 8 to 10½ inches with the fl-tipped tail adding another 4 to 6 inches.
		Weasels in Arizona are largely restricted to high elevation wooded areas such as the Kaibab Plateau, Mogollon Rim, Chuska-Lukachukai mountains, and southern Arizona’s sky-islands.
		Weasels breed in midsummer, but, because of delayed implantation, the four to eight young are not born until the following spring.
	www.gf.state.az.us /h_f/game_weasel.shtml (251 words)

	Weasels - eXtension
		In favorable habitat, maximum densities of the least weasel may reach 65 per square mile (169/km2); the short-tailed weasel, 21 per square mile (54/km2); and the long-tailed weasel, 16 to 18 per square mile (40 to 47/km2).
		The short-tailed weasel is considerably smaller, rarely longer than 13 inches (33 cm) and usually weighing between 3 and 6 ounces (87 and 168 g).
		Weasels are efficient killers, preying on mice as well as on pocket gophers, birds, and other animals.
	www.extension.org /pages/Weasels (1231 words)

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