MEERKATS: Order Carnivora - Family Herpestidae. I love Meerkat Manor, too! Great show :) PRAIRIE DOGS: Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae. Speaking of prairie dogs - I got a call last night from some guy in Utah who wanted to adopt some ferrets from me (hello, Pennsylvania Ferret Rescue - aren't I a little far to adopt from?) so he could use them to hunt and take care of his prairie dog problem. He wasn't happy to learn that his idea would more than likely not work, but I got a nice chuckle out it <g> Mary www.ferretrescue.com [Posted in FML issue 5288]