Stoats, which are rarely seen at all let alone in action, are famed as ferocious and brutally efficient predators.
in this video stoat caught the rabbit by the back of the neck. It squealed as it attacked the rabbit. However, the rabbit managed to get free and make a big jump into the air.’
‘But the stoat was too fast and agile, pins the rabbit down again biting into the rabbit’s neck this time immobilising it before finally dragging it to the side of the road into the heather.
What is a Stoat? How ferocious predators can hunt and kill rabbits much larger than itself with a bite to the base of the skull
The stoat is a small Mustelid, so is related to the weasel and otter.
They are largely carnivorous and their primary source of food is the rabbit.
It also eats insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.
It has an orange body, and black-tipped tail, and is typically around 12 inches long.
Its habitat is grassland, heaths and woodlands across the UK.
The stoat’s low lung body makes it well suited to hunting small rodents and rabbits.
It cam easily kill an adult rabbit with a bite to the base of the skull.