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English: Long-tailed Weasel in North Seattle, Washington State, United States of America on Wednesday 2 June 2021, picture taken by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi. I, Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, took this picture on foot when crouched watching the weasel in the backyard. I did not edit/alter the picture between taking it and uploading it to Wikimedia ...
Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the Weasels of North America. The long-tailed weasel is the product of a process begun 5–7 million years ago, when northern forests were replaced by open grassland, thus prompting an explosive evolution of small, burrowing rodents.
The American marten is a long, slender-bodied weasel about the size of a mink with relatively large, rounded ears, short limbs, and a bushy tail. American marten have a roughly triangular head and sharp nose. Their long, silky fur ranges in color from pale yellowish buff to tawny brown to almost black.
The orca is the state mammal of Washington. The list of mammals of Washington lists mammalian species that live in the U.S. state of Washington, [1] [2] including 9 introduced mammal species. [3] The list does not include species found exclusively in captivity.
Short-tailed weasel. Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae. North American river otter, Lontra canadensis, rivers, lakes, ponds - C; Pacific marten, Martes caurina, coniferous forests - R; Short-tailed weasel, Mustela richardsonii, coniferous forests and meadows - C, EN; Long-tailed weasel, Neogale frenata, open forests and meadows - C
Each humpback whale tail holds a special and unique pattern that can help researchers identify the marine mammal, the post said. But more importantly, whales use their tails to migrate, feed and move.
Neogale contains four species: the Amazon weasel (Neogale africana), the long and short-tailed weasels (N. frenata and N. lontra), and the American mink (N. vison). Native to the Americas , members of the genus can be found as far north as Alaska and as far south as Argentina and Bolivia .
A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear ...