The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Left: River otter. Center: Wolverine. Bottom: American badger. Right: Ermine. Top: Pine marten.

Marvelous Mustelids

ISABELLE BUSCH, Evergreen reporter, columnist September 15, 2021

When you see a weasel slink down a burrow, a badger trot off across the prairie, or an otter dive back under the waves, you might not realize they all have something in common. They are all mustelids. Mustelidae...

Nikki (“Spot Me One”) the Appaloosa, owned by Lucy Samuels, in her pasture behind the museum.

Critter column: Appaloosa horse

ISABELLE BUSCH, Evergreen reporter, columnist September 2, 2021

It’s 1700, and the first horses are just beginning to set hoof in the rolling grasslands of the Pacific Northwest. First brought to the New World by the Spanish 200 years prior, horses spread across...

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