Ok so apparently what we needed to fight the crab overlords was a bunch of furry tubes. Good to know!

May I introduce you to the ancestor of seals, sea lions, and walruses?

Meet Puijila.

I see what you're thinking. "That's just a goddamn otter." Nope, the skull and teeth definitely indicate this critter is more related to seals than otters.

Because you know what a seal is if you ignore the blubber? Short tiny limbs on a long flexible body. A woozle.

So that makes for woozles in: mustelidae (true weasels), viverridae (civets), herpestidae (mongooses), eupleridae (Malagasy mongooses), nandiniidae (African palm civet), prionodontidae (asiatic linsangs), procyonidae (cacomistle), canidae (Bush dog), mephitidae (spotted skunk), ailuridae (red panda, a little debatable, but definitely stumpy limbs), and the pinnipeds (Puijila and arguably all true seals).

The only carnivoran clades without obvious woozle shapes are cats (domestic dwarfs don't count), bears, and hyenas. At least not extant ones.

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Anyhow, here's a selection of not-weasel woozles, all from different families of carnivora.

Perhaps Pooh Bear was right to be frightened of woozle power.

After the storm again

I see a weasel