1.0NorthWoods Stewardship Centerhttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpressnorthwoodshttps://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/author/northwoods/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hn5J3qmr9y"><a href="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/short-tailed-weasel-ermine/">Short-Tailed Weasel (Ermine)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/short-tailed-weasel-ermine/embed/#?secret=hn5J3qmr9y" width="600" height="338" title="“Short-Tailed Weasel (Ermine)” — NorthWoods Stewardship Center" data-secret="hn5J3qmr9y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.northwoodscenter.org/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Mustela erminea ID Summer coat is brown with white underbelly, but turns pure white in the winter with a black tail-tip (Smithsonian) Short legs and white feet (Audubon) Distribution    Reproduction Mate in June or July, but egg implantation is delayed for 9 to 10 months Active gestation lasts about 1 month Litter of 4-9 young born in April (Audubon) Behavior Highly adaptable predators, sometimes climbing trees or swimming to catch their prey (Smithsonian) Will lick the blood of their prey before eating it Kill all available prey and store the [Read More...]http://www.northwoodscenter.org/smaspecies/images/ermineflickrbrettocop.jpeg