| baby ermine | grows rapidly |  |
| has colour white at birth | |
| has part sealed ears at birth | |
| has part sealed eyes at birth | |
| is a kind of baby mammal | |
| is a kind of ermine | |
| opens eyes at 5 weeks | |
| ermine | depends on mice | |
| has distribution all of Canada | |
| has habitat boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores | |
| has name in French hermine | |
has picture  | |
| has scientific name Mustella erminea | |
| is curious | |
| is also called stoat | |
| is killed by coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans | |
| is killed for fur by humans | |
| lives in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher | |
| makes nest of fur, feathers, grass, leaves | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
| weasel | has Family name Family Mustelidae | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
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