Traces of marten and its relatives (early winter)

All of them belong to the family Mustelidae. They have a long body on short legs, fluffy fur and sharp teeth. All of them deliver valuable pelts. The smallest of them - a caress. It is not uncommon in the villages. As Buffy the mice and voles, it is of great benefit. Weasel - small animal total length of 20 cm, of which the tail - about 4,5 cm Akin her ermine - like a caress, only half as long. Together with a tail length of 30-32 cm Summer Skin color of these animals from above reddish-brown and belly is white. Winter stoat becomes fluffy and perfectly white, but the end of the tail is black. Lusk whole is white, but in the south and in winter it stays red. Both are brave and bloodthirsty animal. They attack and the birds and small mammals, expertly extracted all living in the burrows of rodents - mice, voles and gophers. But these rodents - pests of agriculture, which in some years suffers from them heavy losses. That is why their enemies may be our friends. The subtle body caress well adapted to penetrate into the narrow gap and the mink. If she appear in an underground dwelling ground squirrel - and then the death of the owner. Well, when the weasel darted for grain granaries. But it is bad if it got into the hen house or a room for chickens. Here it can be quite big trouble. In one night, she is able to cut the throat a few birds, although one of her quite enough to satisfy his hunger. Slightly larger than ermine - ligation (34 cm), even bigger - columns (40 cm) and ferret (40-42 cm). Ligation - a resident of the south-east Europe, speakers living in Siberia and the Far East region. Ferret found everywhere: in our country and in Europe and North Asia. They are all very similar in their habits to ermine. Only a ferret more often than other attacks poultry, climbing into the chicken coops and bird farms. But in the field and in the steppe, he - one man and a thunderstorm mice. Giving valuable furs sable, marten and marten belodushka - larger relatives ferret. They feed and plant food, but most rodents, and often useful birds. The harm caused by these animal, swim benefit from the sale of their pelts. Its prized pelt is quite high. In late winter (March) at the weasels, polecats and martens are pairing.