Mink

1/1250s at f8.0, ISO:800, Canon EOS-1D X w/800mm, X 1.4 converter


The two living species referred to as \"mink\" are the European mink and the American mink. The extinct sea mink is related to the American mink, but was much larger. All three species are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels, otters and ferrets. The American mink is larger and more adaptable than the European mink. It is sometimes possible to distinguish between the European and American mink; a European mink always has a large white patch on its upper lip, while the American species sometimes does not.
Medicine Creek, NE
 
04/26/2013