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Stoats are found in wooded banks and forests as well as along ditches, marshes and in the dunes. They find places to hide in old rat and rabbit holes, under tree roots and in piles of wood, niches and tree hollows. If the opening is smaller than five centimeters, stoats cannot enter. They eat mainly (water) voles, but also like rabbits, birds and their eggs. Stoats appear brown in the summer and pure white in the winter. However, in the Netherlands, the animals are often only partially white. The tip of the stoat's tail is always black.