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niko
05-03-2011, 08:07 AM
we found her in the shed this morning. she has some babies. mink? some sort of ferret. she is brown w/ a white belly and is about 10 inches long

The Dad Fisherman
05-03-2011, 08:18 AM
Looks like a Weasel......

UserRemoved
05-03-2011, 08:23 AM
Least Weasel.

Indigenous to NA

UserRemoved
05-03-2011, 08:25 AM
I'd stay well away from these......

http://www.myoops.org/twocw/tufts/courses/5/content/D215908/C32763.jpg

RIJIMMY
05-03-2011, 09:19 AM
Pop!

zimmy
05-03-2011, 09:50 AM
Also might be a stoat, but hard to tell without seeing the tail. Actually good to have around, unless you have chickens. They won't bother anything and they control mice and rats. Very cool creatures.

UserRemoved
05-03-2011, 10:02 AM
I bet your right Zim.

Our Images : stoat (http://ourimages.co.cc/stoat.html)

UserRemoved
05-03-2011, 10:06 AM
YouTube - Life - Stoat kills rabbit ten times its size - BBC One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNbqvqf3-14)

Saltheart
05-03-2011, 10:06 AM
Pretty animal! Must groom itself often.

My first thought was someones ferret mated with something close and this was the result. Second thought was a weasal. however , I would not bet even a penny that either guess is correct.

niko
05-03-2011, 10:20 AM
looks like a stoat. she's been moving her babies. very cool. thanks for the help guys

zacs
05-03-2011, 02:39 PM
that stoat video is awesome!

Adam_777
05-03-2011, 07:50 PM
that stoat video is awesome!

Yeah it was.Stoat is a pretty serious hunter and pretty agile creature.