stoats and weasels are at their most
vulnerable when they are young
their early weeks are full of challenges
and important life lessons
it’s now june
bandita has brought all four kits back
to stout city
and they’ve made their home in one of
rob’s specially rigged nests
the kits are nine weeks old but
worryingly one clearly isn’t thriving
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having a runt in the litter is common if
they are born smaller they struggle to
compete with their bigger and stronger
siblings for food
and sometimes the struggle proves too
much
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unfortunately it passed away
it’s a difficult thing to watch
it was quite a sad day really that you
realized we’ve lost one of these really
special little stoats
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despite this sad loss bandita still has
three kids to care for
their appetites are enormous she has to
feed them half of their body weight
every day
it’s a demanding job
so bandita has to be able to find food
in all sorts of places
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her tail is half the length of her body
great for balance when maneuvering
around obstacles
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for such a small animal her jumping
ability is
incredible
she can leap up to 10 times her body
length
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so
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