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Otters, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Otters (Lutra lutra) running along the beach on the coast of North Uist.
05 August 2017
1 - Stoat on the lookout for a Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Stoat (Mustela erminea) on the lookout for a Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The stoat is a small mustelid, related to the weasel and the otter.
15 February 2013
2 - Stoat running to catch a Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Stoat (Mustela erminea) running to catch a Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The stoat is a small predator, with a long, low-slung body that makes it particularly well suited to hunting small rodents and rabbits.
15 February 2013
3 - Stoat killing a Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Stoat (Mustela erminea) attacking a Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). It can easily kill an adult rabbit, which is much larger than itself, with a bite to the base of the skull.
15 February 2013
4 - The Rabbit recovers after a Stoat attack
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) recovers after an attack by a Stoat (Mustela erminea)
15 February 2013
5 - The Stoat renews its attack on the Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Stoat (Mustela erminea) renews its attack on the Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
15 February 2013
6 - The Stoat stops to look round
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Stoat (Mustela erminea) stops to look round while renewing its attack on the Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The stoat has an orangey-brown back, a creamy white throat and belly, and a black-tipped tail. It is larger than the similar weasel, has a longer tail and has a distinctive bounding gait, arching its back as it moves.
15 February 2013
7 - The Stoat renews its attack on the Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Stoat (Mustela erminea) renews its attack on the Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
15 February 2013
8 - The Stoat renews its attack on the Rabbit
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Stoat (Mustela erminea) renews its attack on the Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
15 February 2013
9 - The Stoat drags the Rabbit into the grass
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Stoat (Mustela erminea) drags the Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) towards some long grass to hide its prey.
