I checked out this supposed "ferret" too. It definitely looks like a skunk to me. It is entirely possible that it is a white skunk. I have seen several color variations in skunks, including some that are a light chocolate color instead of black. The most obvious difference in the photo that leads me to believe this is not a ferret is the shape of the head and the way in which the forehead dips down to the ridge of the nose. A ferret normally has a fairly straight slope from the forehead to the nose. Sometimes there may be a slight dish, but not that prominent. -Stacie [Posted in FML issue 3044]