My little female Lulu "herds" black socks (NOT white socks, black socks).
If you take out a bunch of black socks and place them around the room, she
will bitchely gather them up while squawking at you.  She arranges them in
her sleeping area and then lays down besides them.  I was watching a PBS
special on european mustelids recently and saw a little wild polecat female
do the exact same thing - except with her kits instead of socks, and while a
big old bear was coming.  Some instincts die hard, I guess..
 
Gwen
 
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Gwen M. Daley
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Department of Geological Sciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0420
[Posted in FML issue 1682]