A North Carolina expert talks about what makes stoats, the mascots for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, so special.

Stoats are small predators capable of killing prey larger than themselves, including rabbits. During some encounters, rabbits ...

Stoats, or Mustela erminea, are a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern parts of North America. This puts ...

Stoats are small predators, but their hunting behavior is unusually effective and precise. Instead of relying on speed alone, they use constant movement to overwhelm and disorient rabbits. This tactic ...

For all their charm and Gen‑Z spirit, the Olympic mascots echo a reminder beneath the celebration: the mountains hosting the ...

Everyone remembers the panda mascots from the Beijing Olympics in 2022 and 2008, and some may even recall the Phyrge from the ...