The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed, displaying the white hairs of the outer edge and under surface. Long, slender legs - ...

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 ...

Light-morph adult: Head, back, and wings are brown, throat is white, wing tips dark, dark tail with 1 wide white band. A second, thinner band may be visible on the fanned tail. Undersides are ...

The smallest bird in the grouse family, the white-tailed ptarmigan is also one of the few animals that lives on alpine mountaintops throughout its entire life. Every part of this ptarmigan is adapted ...

NatureSmart: Stan Tekiela encounters the elusive long-tailed weasel in Yellowstone, exploring its rare adaptations, hunting ...