Biological and medical expert links (as is the one at UMich sent to the FML last night which the ether did not eat). http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41659/0 http://www.arkive.org/siberian-weasel/mustela-sibirica/ <http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=727317> This is the link the ether ate last night: http://www.lhnet.org/siberian-weasel/ <http://genomics.senescence.info/species/entry.php?species=Mustela_sibirica> http://www.cwu.edu/~lixing/JCE.pdf http://www.springerlink.com/content/83546l32k35561r3/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21565122 etc. Like most members of genus Mustela this one is technically a weasel (common name) so Alex was right. Now, Martens are also very, very cool mustelids, as are fishers, but this is neither of those. They are great fun to learn about though, like most mustelids. Tayras and Giant Otters may interest you, too, to read about. Very, very marvelous creatures... Reading more widely about mustelids can be very interesting and sometimes directly useful since some medical and behavioral studies on other mustelids have at times been useful in relation to ferrets, too. Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game. Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7507]
