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I love that its name has "least" in it. It's the smallest amount of weasel one can get, I suppose.

on December 29, 2008 at 1:24 PM

and, thankfully, not related to Horst Wessel....

on December 29, 2008 at 1:29 PM

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_Chipm…

on December 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM

I love weasels. They get such a bad wrap.

on December 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is that you?!

ZOMG! I want to hug him till his eyes pop out!

on December 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM

OH HEY YOU FOUND MY DAEMON!

on December 29, 2008 at 1:50 PM

Meags FTW

on December 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM

So what does the Most Weasel look like?

on December 29, 2008 at 2:52 PM

Most Weasel = a Fisher.

on December 29, 2008 at 3:24 PM

Most Weasel= Dick Cheney

on December 29, 2008 at 3:29 PM

I prefer Moist Beaver myself. But that's just me.

on December 29, 2008 at 5:37 PM

LINDY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! Your posts are my favorites. No offense, other Slog contributors. Maybe if you had more animals and MS Paint I'd be willing to change my mind.

on December 29, 2008 at 7:45 PM

MOAR WEASEL!

Btw, I first saw depictions of a weasel in the cartoon US Acres (part of Garfield & Friends). I had always assumed they were grossly distorted images of a weasel, like Odie is a grossly distorted dog. But no, as I later found out, weasels really are that oddly shaped.

on December 30, 2008 at 9:17 AM

Could someone please explain the difference between a weasel and a ferret?

on December 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM

@14, not much, according to Wikipedia:

Of the 16 extant species currently classified in the genus Mustela, ten have "weasel" in their common name. Among those that do not are the stoat or ermine, the two species of mink, and the polecats or ferrets.

I have to say, this ermine (or short-tailed weasel) edges out the least weasel above in cuteness.

on December 30, 2008 at 10:25 AM