Archive for the 'Weasel' Category
Like its American cousin, the European badger has long and grizzled fur, stout body and short legs. It is, however, considerably larger than the American badger, weighing twenty-five to thirty pounds and being about three feet long, including the seven-inch tail. It has a wide distribution all through Europe and into Asia; other species of [...]
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One of the great zoological rarities of the world is the civet-like Fossa of Madagascar. Its body is about 2½ feet long and its slender tale is almost as long; its appearance is weasel like and its reputation quite as bloodthirsty as that of the weasel. Although it used to be fairly common, it is [...]
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If the Fisher could swim and dive well, “it would be the most wonderfully equipped animal in the world,” a naturalist wrote after telling about the astonishing habits of this larger relative of the marten.
It belongs to the weasel family and is supposedly called a Fisher because of its fondness for fish. The male is [...]
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This large and powerful member of the weasel family is found more or less commonly all through the central and western part of the United States, from Canada down to Texas.
The badger’s fur is silvery grizzled gray and black and its face is strongly marked with white stripes and patches. Its body, which is about [...]
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