r/mustelids

Especially with ones like stoats and weasels, why do they get looked down upon more than river otters and badgers?

here on Reddit, I’ve seen people comment things on posts of cute stoat kits like, “ive seen redwall before, they are nothing but evil and vicious”, “they only kill for fun”, or “stoat rhymes with coat for a reason”.

in films and media, Mustlieds are given rodent or canine traits and are always used as antagonists. I make comics and drawing about Mustlieds, it is not that hard to make a Toony weasel while making look like the real thing.

there is Barely any documentarys about Mustlieds and half of them is just nat geo making them look evil, with the comments saying things like “a weasel killing and storing mice Is the HUMAN equivalent to a serial killer storing bodies”.

yes Mustlieds are invasive in New Zealand, but so are all introduced land mammals, including feral cats, which were off the targeted predator list until recently because of cat owners who didn’t like the idea of cats like their pets being killed. Yes, weasels can kill and defend themselve s against predators bigger than themselves, but it is no unique just to weasels. The only video on Yt that has a stoat being attacked by a rabbit has comments like “finally a rabbit not being killed by a stoat” and “ that stoat is now vegan”.

im so sick of this.

Here’s some other reasons you should read it:
- The art style has a Disney vibe while also managing to be a bit brutal at times.
- I enjoy morally gray characters and this webcomic is full of them.
- I find the story interesting and I love the variety of mammals shown. There are of course other mustelids aside from pine martens shown but they aren’t main characters.

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