Oops! When reading the post in the FML, I immediately noticed an editing mistake that slipped my attention. I originally listed four domestication experts, but decided to limit it to the two who have published easily obtained books on the topic, Clutton-Brock and Mason. The mistake is that Clutton-Brock's first name is Juliet, NOT Caroline. When I cliped Caroline Grigson's name from the sentence, I somehow removed "Grigson, Juliet" without noticing the error. For those who care, the text should read as follows: There is currently no one of note who publishes on ferret domestication. MOST articles on ferret domestion are unsupported, speculative and erroneous, or are terribly outdated. For example, ANYTHING that suggests ferrets were domesticated in Egypt has little or no real value on the subject. Juliet Clutton-Brock and Ian Mason are both experts on generalized animal domestication, but neither has published extensive reviews of ferret domestication (although their limited reviews are pretty good). My apologies for the mistake and for any resulting confusion. Bob C [Posted in FML issue 4051]