The “ferret” is a long tailed weasel
I thought the pine marten was a bit of a stretch but when I wrote my post on March 3 I had no idea what type of mustelid the little fellow that was called a “ferret” was.
I’ve been researching the long tailed weasel to add to my site and almost fell over when I saw a photograph of one.
The picture was taken by Alden M. Johnson © California Academy of Sciences
So … mystery solved!
I must say that I find it fascinating to learn so much about mustelids as I add pages about them to my site. They are such a wonderfully diverse group of animals and all so different!
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Onya Suz!
I had to laugh at your statement that the workers know you’ll be really angry if they hurt the weasels. That’s really wonderful of you
I’m so jealous that you have those weasels around in the flesh but maybe one day I’ll also see a live weasel!
In the meantime, I have to just enjoy my awesome foursome ;-D
We have long tailed weasels down here. Sometimes people will catch them and bring them to the zoo (according to one of the zookeepers I know). There’s one living on the property where my husband’s business is. The workers know that I’ll personally hunt them down and kill them if they hurt the weasel. They’re so awesome looking (ours are a little more orange)