Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 2, v4425
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P. De Benedicts 1965 Least weasel 29 July Barrow, Alaska - She carried the young by its side of the rope and the young beast was clearly and roughly dragged along; the 4 stayed to runways while carrying the young. After about 1-2 seconds, the 4 returned, repeated the procedure and carried off a 2nd young weasel the same way; the jaeger returned at this time so the 4 ditched the weasel under some cuttings and hid; the jaegers moved off, and the 4 came back to us and going through the same procedure, carried off a 3rd young weasel, making it to a hole about 20 from the hole the 1st young was taken to, and here was cornered by the jaeger. She kept popping up and going down & and the jaeger stayed off; they were scared off by one of the small people and the weasel took this opportunity to go after the ground that had been ditched, getting it to the little to which she broke the 2nd young. She was again cornered by the jaegers, both of the pair standing about 1 foot off; the weasel went through the same procedure of popping up and down and the jaegers were clearly hesitant to attack. After about a minute of this it appeared the weasel took the initiative and attacked the jaeger, running towards the jaeger and jumping towards the jaeger's throat. The jaeger balked off and the 4 soon left. The weasel over played her hand because the jaeger eventually got hold of the weasel, after 1-2 minutes, holding it behind its head, and flying up about 15 feet; the weasel squirmed and the jaeger