These mammals have a great defense mechanism in their anal glands. These glands give off a foul smell, which diverts the interest in any predators who may want to make lunch of them.
Being carnivorous, the mustelids form an important link in the food chain by keeping rodents to reasonable levels. These efficient predators will eat flesh, insects, and some eat fruit or honey. Delve into the various ways that these small predators hunt and kill their prey. Learn about the diverse selection of foods they eat and where they build their homes. They have a good sense of hearing, and track their prey by scent.
Mainly silent except for the occasional squeak, whistle, or bark, some will snarl or growl when annoyed.
Active during the day and night, you'll find these creatures on land in the forests or deserts, in trees, or in water. Their locomotion modes also vary from quick scampers with the occasional bound, to lumbering along slowly.
To delve deeper into the world of these creatures, one must access each of the members of this family and gain further information from the subfamilies. To explore these areas and learn more of each of their abilities, description, and habitat they will be broken down into their subfamily sections. Included in these sections you'll also be able to access the scientific name of each of the animals, and in most cases a picture will also be available.
To learn more about any creature on earth is in itself a fascinating and worthwhile journey. The knowledge itself can be used for self-interest or to better the lives of those mammals around us that are slowly loosing their homes. In some cases, these amazing animals adapt to the invasion on their homes, and learn to co-exist beside man. Man now needs to learn about these "varmints" that have the intelligence or instinct to survive in the "concrete jungle."
In respect to the information provided here, I personally, respect all animals and feel that helping others to learn more about them will be of value to that person. This article is also available for students, teachers, or parents to use as a research tool, to take them to sites of interest regarding these animals. Each of the sites has their own rules for using the information, but in most cases the information is provided gladly to help others learns about these amazing creatures. I hope that you enjoy your journey through the lives of the Mustelids.
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