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 ...

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 ...

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 is the incredible moment a tiny weasel fought its way out of the grip of a hungry heron in a David and Goliath-style battle. The feisty mammal managed to weasel its way out of trouble after being ...

This stunning picture shows the moment a hungry weasel appears to take flight on the back of a woodpecker. The remarkable encounter was captured yesterday by photographer Martin Le-May at Hornchurch ...

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 ...