Least Weasel Mustela allegheniensis 

 With Almost Complete Winter Pelage. 



eyes, give a rather formidable appearance to the flat 

 triangular head. The long neck, long slender body and 

 short legs suggest a strength and agility that compen- 

 sate for lack of speed. 



The serpentine body and short legs are well 

 adapted to exploring the underground burrows of 

 other animals, such as mice, on which it feeds to a large 

 extent. However, the weasel includes rabbits, birds, 

 woodchucks, skunks and many other animals in its diet, 

 and great numbers of domestic fowl are killed by it. 

 The worst feature of the weasel is that it often kills 

 many times as much as it needs. Whole flocks of chick- 

 ens, turkeys and ducks, may be destroyed in a single 

 night and their bodies, with only the head chewed, are 

 strewn about. As a rule, the weasel sucks the blood, or 

 eats only the brains of its victims. On the other hand, 



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