Police solicited names from the public, and suggestions came flooding in. On Instagram, Furlock Holmes was a top like-getter.

If you visit Britain or mainland Europe, where both species are present, the main differences are size (stoats are larger) and weasels don’t have a black tip to the tail. But, confusingly ...

Officers shared a video clip in Jan. 29 social media posts of the “pint-sized” predator — also called a stoat or short-tailed weasel — exploring a police vehicle. The long-bodied creature ...