>I was contacted by a couple who wanted to adopt one of our fosters. >When I inquired about their ferret knowledge, I was informed that the >gentleman did because he was a native Argentinean (from Mendosa) where >"ferrets live in the wild." He said that ferrets are called "hurones" >there & that they grow to 15 lbs. Also that they're popular pets, but >nobody buys them. They gave me the following web pages, but I can't >read them. > >http://groups.msn.com/hurones/col.msnw >http://www.geocities.com/fotosaves/FotosMamiferos/FotosCarnivora.html > >The 1st page looks like personal pets. But the 2nd site looks like >hurones (ferrets) are listed as native carnivores. ... > >Juliana Quadrozzi >FERRET BUSINESS of GA http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/lucherini.html This page says that "ferret-like grisons" are found in Argentina. http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Zoology/ClassMammalia/ Mammals/OrderCarnivora/Mustelidae/Mustelidae/Mustelidae.htm This one says that the "little grisOn (Galictis vittata)" is found in central and southern South America. http://www.projectamazonas.com/subpages/floraandfauna/ FloraFaunaGalleries/mammals-carnivores%20gallery.htm >Pics of a grison, plus the spanish name for them: "Huron" (half way down >on right) Grisons are within the Mustelidae Family, maybe they are confusing the 2 species :) shona PS. To translate the web site, try http://babelfish.altavista.com [Posted in FML issue 4752]