This juvenile female marten was captured in a live trap but was too young and small to collar. She got a basic checkup and was released. However, instead of running off into the forest, she returned to the researchers and spent quite a while checking us out. The orange color on her neck is natural. The light coming in from behind lit up her ears and fur.
This Yellow-throated Marten, Martes flavigula, was photographed in China, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.siwild.si.edu/wild.cfm?fid=5180062340