This is research for a book: has anyone else ever seen their fuzz put on a sudden incredible burst of speed, *without* any back arch, just by "churning" all four little feet at top speed and doing a "torpedo" number? I've seen one of my brother's females do it a couple of times...max distance, mebbe 20 feet; speed looked like about 20 mph, with incredible accelloration(sp, dangit). Top speed was reached in well under a second...it's *not* the same as the ordinary "boing-boing-boing" gallop. My guess is, this mode is *very* energy intensive and is used only for the final burst of speed down a tunnel, when the prey's location is fairly well known from sound/smell/vibration/other. Also, how exactly does the fert make a kill? I imagine it has something to do with a neck grab, followed by massive shaking...true? [Posted in FML issue 1547]