Here’s an Ermine aka Short-tailed Weasel aka Stoat (Mustela erminea)in its brown summer coat. This species, like snow-shoe hares, changes its coat color 2x a year to deal with the needs of the season.
(photo: From the back side of Sulphur Mountain, Banff, Canada, by Glenn Alexon)
I can keep a weasel and a ferret in the same cage right…? :p
Reblogging as a quick ref and the fact they are one of my favorite animals. holy shit