Minks may occasionally climb trees, but are not normally arboreal. They walk, run, and bound on land, and may attain speed of 13 km/hr (8 mph) for brief periods. They may cache excess food in the den or some other nearby location.Īctivity and Movement: Minks travel on land and in the water. Minks frequently carry or drag prey to their dens before consuming it. Minks rely on their keen sense of smell to locate prey on land, and hunt and kill prey in a manner similar to other weasels. Fish, crayfish, frogs, and small mammals are major food items. Frogs, fish, crayfish, mice, voles, muskrats, shrew, moles, freshwater mussels, turtles, snakes, birds and their eggs, and even insects are some of the animals that occur in the diet. Minks also den in hollow logs and stumps, muskrat huts and rock piles.įood and Feeding Behavior: The carnivorous mink hunts a variety of aquatic and terrestrial prey. A mink may use up to 20 different burrows during its life. Each burrow usually has several entrances. Burrows often contain a nest chamber 15 cm (12 in) in diameter lined with dry vegetation and the fur and feathers of prey. Burrows, which are always near water, consist of tunnels 0.3-0.9 m (1-3 ft) below the surface of the ground, 10-15 cm (4-6 in) in diameter, and up to 3.7 m (12 ft) in length. Minks dig burrows or use those of other mammals such as muskrats. Minks are common residents of the water courses of the Adirondack Park, especially lakes, rivers, and the larger streams. Range and Habitat: The range is Alaska, most of Canada and the U.S. The fur is a dark, chocolate brown except for the white chin, small white patches that may be present on the underparts of the body and the black-tipped tail. Long, glossy guard hairs overlay the dense underfur.
The furred tail accounts for about one-third of the total length, and is slightly busy. The five, clawed toes of each foot are partially webbed. The mink has short legs a long, muscular body and neck and a short flattened head. York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Educational and Research Study Plan Forms and Policiesĭ.Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.
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