| Small furbearing mammal with a long tail; turns white in winter
Early successional stages of boreal forest, tundra where food is abundant
Voles, shrews, lemmings, jumping mice, deer mice, other small mammals; some small birds, insects, plants
Great horned owls, hawks, red foxes, goshawks, ermine
Speed, ferocity, and its ability to fit into tight spaces help the weasel avoid larger predators.
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