Yellow weasel?
I was out checking traps today, and saw a little weasel mousing around one of the beaver houses. I noticed that the weasel was the normal white from the head to the mid torso, but towards the rear end of the weasel the white turned almost like a light fluorescent yellow. Any idea what causing that yellowing? It was unreal how bright it was. Wish I would have had a camera, but I left the phone at home.
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I always thought it was a urine stain...but not positive. And it is very common....
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They pee on themselves.
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yellow weasel
I caught them before and they were pretty yellowed up on the back end. Just by smelling them I could tell they had been peeing all over themselves. Maybe to mark their territory?
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They do have scent glands, if you haven't discovered them yet..:lol:....:character0175:
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If you check you would also find that the males often have heavier staining then females and that this staining becomes more pronounced around their breeding season. Which I do believe is in early February. |
urine
Some animals have urine that contains phosphorous. That seems to be the case with weasels. I researched this when I was a kid because I had a mounted bush weasel and the yellow would glow under a black light. I think they can see this in the dark and can identify each other. Just a theory.
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They raided the trappers cabin and stole the vitamin C pills and gatorade.....
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That's the best one yet. Lol love it lol. I think the weasel or ermine is an or active young adult with high hormones. A stincky bugger |
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