Scooter and I are visiting an elementary school classroom where a friend of mine teaches later this week. They are finishing a unit on endangered species and Jody wants Scooter to come in so the kids can see an animal similar to the black-footed ferret, which is one of the species they have studied. With that in mind, I want to be very clear with the kids on the fact that Scooter is NOT a black-footed ferret and on the differences between the species. Trouble is, I don't know much about black-footed ferrets. Can anybody help me? A brief rundown on the scientific name and salient features of the b.f.f. would really help, as well as a recap of the current best guess about the lineage of the domestic ferret. Thanks, Chris and Scooter the Educational Weasel I am Ferret of Borg Bitter Apple is Irrelevant Litterboxes are Irrelevant Your Socks will be Assimilated [Posted in FML issue 0972]