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stoat
[ stoht ]
noun
- the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
stoat
/ ²õ³Ùəʊ³Ù /
noun
- a small Eurasian musteline mammal, Mustela erminea, closely related to the weasels, having a brown coat and a black-tipped tail: in the northern parts of its range it has a white winter coat and is then known as an ermine
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stoat1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stoat1
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Look very closely - can you see the stoat?
Jose saw this stoat jump mid-air as an "expression of exuberance" as the small mammal hurled itself around in a fresh snowfall.
In 2005, several kiwis were placed in the Maungatautari sanctuary in a last-ditch effort to prevent them from being hunted to extinction by predators like stoats and ferrets.
Starting in the 1800s, millions were slaughtered by nonnative predators like stoats, a mammal related to the weasel.
On the brink of extinction from imported predators, a few last kÄkÄpÅ were evacuated to three tiny islets around New Zealand to live free from pests like cats and stoats.
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