scientific name: mustela erminea also known as: short-tailed weasel
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- long and slim body
- short tail
- short legs
- circumference of head: 17-33cm
- cicrumference of tail: 4-12 cm
- weight: 40-360 g
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day and night active
Hiding places:Gaps in a rock, hollowed trees, beneath stone piles, abandoned
home of other animals
Territory:10-40 hectare, several nests made
of hair and feathers.Solitary – except while mating
Stoats mark off their territories by a fluid from their anal gland, which
repells rivals.
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hunting during dawn
detecting its prey through sense of smell and hearing
stands on ist back legs for a good look-around
sneaking up, jumps, lethal bite in the head
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mating in late spring or in summer
latency
gestation period: about 1 month
birth in april or may, average of 6-9 cubs
pups:
-2-3 g
-blind and helpless
-suckled for 6 weeks
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