Weasels
# Overview
Weasels are a group of carnivorous predatory mustelids native to the 0th, 2nd, and -1st realms. The term includes common weasels, stoats, ferrets, mink, and archweasels. They inhabit the grasslands and woodlands of their respective realms, feeding on small mammals.
# Appearance
Weasels are small, with a length of 17-22cm from head to tail. They are long and nimble, with a short coat of dark fur that becomes thick and white in the winter.
# Behaviour
Weasels are diurnal lone hunters, mainly attacking rodents and hares. They opt to confuse their prey by jumping up and down sporadically in a behaviour known as the ‘war dance,’ and use their swift, nimble bodies to take down larger animals.
# Predators
Weasels are hunted and eaten by some larger predators, including direwolves, wolfrats, and widrens. Some Minikin have been known to defeat weasels, especially through tactical use of hunting parties and alucinara.
# Diet
Weasels are carnivorous, mainly consuming mouse-like rodents, lagomorphs, and minikin.
# Cultural Perception
In some Minikin cultures with overlapping distribution with weasels, the animals are feared and venerated, as weasels can easily take down a minikin caught unaware. Sacrifices of small rodents are often made by spiritual leaders to appease the angel of weasels, and protect them from their predators.