Himalayan Weasel (Mustela sibirica subhemachalana), family Mustelidae, northern India

This is a subspecies of the Siberian Weasel or Kolonok

Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes

A mustelid found in western North America. The species declined throughout the 20th century, and it was declared extinct in 1979, but a residual wild population was discovered in Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981. A captive-breeding program launched by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service resulted in its reintroduction into eight western US states, Canada, and Mexico from 1991 to 2009. Up to 90% of the black-footed ferret's diet is composed of prairie dogs.

FUN FACT: A group of American mink (Neogale vison) is called a company.

Yellow Bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah), family Mustelidae, order Carnivora, Uttarakhand, India

According to zoologist T. C. Jerdon (1874) in their native range they are sometimes kept as a pet as a form of pest control, and are also used in blood sports, attacking opponents as large as goats

What could've spooked the animagus Draco Malfoy to become momentarily airborne?

I'm a proud member of the ferret/ermine-animagus-Draco believers 🙏

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