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Can weasels fly?

Photograph by Martin Le-May

 This photo says yes—if they hitch a ride on the back of a woodpecker!

The picture, taken in London, England, shows a least weasel clutching onto the back of a European green woodpecker.

"While it looks like a bizarre event, it's really not all that surprising if you know a little bit about these two species," says David Mizejewski, a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation in Virginia.