A photo of a weasel hitching a surprise lift on the back of a flying woodpecker near London has gone viral on Twitter, with more than 7,000 users retweeting the original post of the image. It was ...

A YOUNG weasel has been released into the wild after rescuers freed it from a unit at Tilbury Docks in July. The animal was ...

When out for a stroll in the countryside it is quite a sobering thought that maybe, just a few metres away hidden in the undergrowth lurks a predator which has a fabled reputation for being one of the ...

This cute weasel will have regretted picking a fight with a menacing heron - after the bird got it's own back by scooping it up before drowning it in a lake. The dramatic pictures show the unwise ...

Is it a bird? Is it a weasel? No, it's a woodpecker and weasel, hurtling through an Essex country park on what appears to be a riotous adventure together. It could be a scene straight out of an Enid ...

The internet was in disbelief that a crystal clear photograph of a weasel majestically riding a woodpecker like a space fighter wasn't photoshopped and was in fact captured in a park in Essex by an ...

Several species of weasel, including one considered the world's smallest carnivore, are in decline across the southern US, according to a new study. Researchers at North Carolina State University say ...

PIGS’ trotters, intestines and coffee made from weasel excrement were on the menu at a university lecture with a difference. The unique food tasting event was one of the highlights of the first week ...