Wolfy writes: Curiously... - how many of you, had no close pets as children, but later in life became animal and ferret people? - how many of you, had a couple of standard pets such as dogs or cats as children? - how many of you had close contact with more unusual species of animals as children? --- Answering my own questions ..... I have always been around animals from the day I was born. I was raised on a farm. I was exposed to wildlife early on. My family had open attitudes towards various species of animals. I cannot recall any relative ever stating that this or that animal was "mean" or "ugly". So, in my case, it looks like I am an animal person that was created. I also might be a ferret person that was created in that I was exposed to so many kinds of animals. But look at my personality too. I'm an artist. I'm an explorer. I am crazy. I am intelligent (shut up). So in that regard ... was I born an animal person? In my specific case, it's a draw. [Posted in FML issue 5268]