The Aberdeen Beastiary was written and illuminated in England about 800 years ago. (http://www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/alt/comment/project.html) It refers (in Latin, with supplied translation) to two kinds of Mustela, one that lives in the forest, and one that "roams around in houses." It also reports that some think they mate through the ear and give birth through the mouth or perhaps the other way around. Hmmm... See http://www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/alt/translat/trans23v.html http://www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/alt/translat/trans24r.html Linda [Posted in FML issue 1829]
