This is the only other member of the weasel family in the Adirondacks to develop a white coat in winter (December-March or April). The terminal one-fourth to one-third of the tail remains black ...

During winter they turn as white as the driven snow, but they retain the black-tipped tail. In my encounter with the short-tailed weasel, I was amazed at how fast its short legs carried it over ...

In winter they turn pure white but retain the black tip of the tail. What I find interesting is that the long-tailed weasels in the south, such as Florida, don’t turn white in winter.

The tan ferrets also have black markings on their feet, legs, and tail tip. This animal's long slender body, like that of a weasel, enables it to crawl in and out of the holes and dwellings of its ...