Thought this story on the ferret's wild ancestor (now rare in the UK and in Europe because of loss of habitat) would interest the readers of the FML. I get ferret updates through Google - though there's some strange stuff that gets included sometimes. But this one was a cute one, and mom apparently set some kind of record with 10 kits - surprising she kept them all alive. Wonder how much weight she gained before she gave birth! <http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cambridgeshire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8718000/8718559.stm> Meryl [Posted in FML 6723]