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Richardson's stoat M. r. richardsonii. Bonaparte, 1838 Similar to M. r. cigognanii, but larger, with a dull chocolate brown summer coat [10] Newfoundland, Labrador and nearly all of Canada (save for the ranges of other American stoat subspecies) imperii (Barrett-Hamilton, 1904) microtis (J. A. Allen, 1903) mortigena (Bangs, 1913) Baffin Island ...
Skull. The root word for "stoat" is likely either the Dutch word stout ("bold") [4] or the Gothic word πππ°πΏππ°π½ (stautan, "to push"). [5] According to John Guillim, in his Display of Heraldrie, the word "ermine" is likely derived from Armenia, the nation where it was thought the species originated, [4] though other authors have linked it to the Norman French from the ...
Skulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the Weasels of North America. The long-tailed weasel is the product of a process begun 5–7 million years ago, when northern forests were replaced by open grassland, thus prompting an explosive evolution of small, burrowing rodents.
New Zealand spent about $300,000 to eradicate a single male stoat from its Chalky Island wildlife sanctuary, raising eyebrows on social media over the high cost. Why one country spent a small ...
The Appalachian Trail crosses through its boundaries along the crest of the Blue Ridge, and the WMA contains several side trails that provide access to the area. [2] Elevations on the property range from 700 to 2,200 feet (210 to 670 m) above sea level. A number of streams and unusual spring seeps contained within, as are several outcroppings ...
The Trewartha climate classification is temperate oceanic due to five months of winter chill (monthly means below 10 °C (50 °F)), abbreviated "Do" on climate maps. Climate data for Lebanon, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1909–1913, 1989–present)
Bee is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Bee is located along the Russell Fork and Virginia State Route 80 9.2 miles (14.8 km) southeast of Haysi. Bee had a post office until it closed on October 1, 2005; it still has its own ZIP code, 24217. [2] [3] Bee was named for Beatrice Owens. [4]
Oakton is located in central Fairfax County at (38.883050, −77.289900 The area is traversed by Interstate 66 and Virginia State Route 123.. The CDP is bordered to the south by the city of Fairfax, to the west by Fair Oaks, to the northwest by Difficult Run, to the north by the Wolf Trap CDP, to the east by the town of Vienna, and to the southeast by Merrifield.