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Mustela vison
A small, brown predator with small rounded ears, a white or yellow bib on its chest, and whitish belly. The legs of a mink are short, but its body is long. Adults are 14 to 20 inches long, including a 5 to 9 inch tail.
Mink are found throughout Minnesota, always near open water. They are common where trees or rocks provide shelter along lakeshores, marshes, and the banks of streams.
Spotted on County Road 29 near the Pine Lake rest area. The mink was pulling a dead muskrat along the road.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2016
Submitted on Oct 14, 2016
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A cute Mink....
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