I got to hold a badger, (ferret's big bad relative) yesterday. Well, it was dead, killed on the highway. But not mashed or bloody. I just had to stop and look at it. I rolled him off the shoulder and down in the grass. Maybe some vultures will dare come down and recycle him. The body was getting pretty bad. But it was very interesting to actually touch the fur. It is very coarse and wiry. This is the second one I've seen here. The other a few months ago was right where a new housing development was going in and the badger lost IT'S home. Carol Owens, Tucson AZ [Posted in FML issue 5344]