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Long-tailed Weasel - - (Mustela frenata)

Wildlife Note Card Photography by Steven Holt

Note Cards four 5X7 inch (folded size) blank inside with envelopes  LW-111  $6.00 
Matted Card (one) 5x7 inch print mounted in 8X10 inch double mat  ZW-111  $6.50 
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Long-tailed weasels are swift and effective predators. While their Latin genus name, Mustella, means "one who carries off mice," mice are by no means the only animals that weasels will try to eat. Weasels den in hollow trees or logs, in the abandoned dens of gophers or other ground dwellers, and under wood and rock piles. They mate in July or August and bear their young in late April or early May. Young weasels are blind and helpless for the first thirty-five days of their lives. Their mothers nurse them for three weeks and then introduce them to solid food. At two months of age, young weasels begin to hunt and explore the world with their parents. And by the age of three months, female weasels are ready to mate. Weasels can be found in almost any habitat, ranging from southern Canada to northern parts of South America. During winter in snow country, long-tailed weasels turn pure white except for the black tip of their tail; this camouflage hides them from both predators and prey.
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