Weasels

Mammals belonging to the genus Mustela and family Mustelidae are known as weasels. There are the fewest weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets, and European mink in the genus Mustela. Small, energetic predators with long, slender bodies and short legs make up this genus.

Weasels may not seem deadly at first appearance, especially to a hare, yet they are extremely savage when it comes to hunting, catching, and killing their prey. One of the predators of hares that eat hares is weasels. Weasels have been observed stalking and killing prey up to five times their size.

Weasels, despite their diminutive appearance, have a very muscular upper body, which helps them to attack and kill their prey. Weasels need to consume almost half of their daily body weight due to their extremely fast metabolism. Because of this, they have evolved into irrational predators who will attack and consume anything that is in their way.

Weasels regularly hunt hares due to their similar habitats. Weasels will approach their prey from behind, wrap their slender body around it, and then kill it with a single, well-placed bite to the spinal cord and back of the neck.

Due to their voracious appetites, weasels are also known to kill hares and then save the remains for later. The best protection a hare has against a weasel is, as you might imagine, its speed, but since weasels are so little and stealthy, they may frequently attack a hare before it even realizes it is being pursued.