Snow-white coats serve as camouflage for animals like the Arctic hare, as well as the stoat, which is also called an ermine (pictured above in its signature winter wear).. Its coat may help hide ...

The white coats of Arctic animals have long been popular in the fashion industry. A magnificent white ermine coat was once the most elegant of winter apparel. A white ermine, ...

Winter brings remarkable transformations in various animals, enabling them to survive harsh conditions. Examples include the Snowshoe Hare, Arctic Fox, Ptarmigan, Snowy Owl, Ermine, Mountain Hare ...

In the third and final stage, the animal was transformed into a large white ermine. Martin Kemp, a professor of history of art at Oxford University, said this was a “remarkable” revelation.

The tiny, wily creatures are increasingly rare—and for centuries, they’ve represented royal dignity, power, and pomp as ermine, a white, black-flecked fur long prized by monarchs and aristocrats.

Winter brings remarkable transformations in various animals, enabling them to survive harsh conditions. Examples include the Snowshoe Hare, Arctic Fox, Ptarmigan, Snowy Owl, Ermine, Mountain Hare ...