It has beady black eyes. The mink has a more cylindrical, more compact body shape compared to the other members of the weasel family such as the skunk. An adult mink is about 24 inches, and its tail is about 6-8 inches in lenght. It usually weighs about 1-3 pounds. A mink smells horrible because its anal glands let out a horrible stench when the mink is afraid.
Alaskan minks are the largest, and they have high-quality light fur.
A mink has 5 toes, but the smallest toe in the foot is rarely seen in tracks. Theri tracks are very similar to the gray squirrel's tracks. Minks have whiskers, but they are difficult to see. Domestic minks vary in many colors, but wild minks are usually brown to black. Minks always have a white spot ont heir chest and under their chin.