Mark Said:
>Now this is the domestication issue These ferrets come from domestic
>stock but with this diet and the lack of any human contact the domestic
>side is subdued and almost nonexistent thus what you have is a wild
>ferret , if the hob I held had a chance to he would have made a meal
>of my hand .
 
By now you have heard it was not domestication (genetics, or nature), but
because of learned behavior (environment, or nuture).  But don't feel
foolish; even Darwin mixed it up a bit himself.  Even today, after a
century of domestication studies, there is still debate over the nature
v. nuture question.  Tell you what; when I finish the "10 Myths of
Diet", I'll write a "10 Myths of Domestication" series.  That should
answer any questions you might still have.
 
Bob C
[Posted in FML issue 3940]