Weasels are ferocious predators they, in turn, fall prey to hawks, owls, fishers, foxes and other larger predators. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

The weasel’s long body leaves it more vulnerable to heat loss than animals like pikas, which are almost spherical. Weasels — with fur that turns snow-white in the winter — don’t hibernate.