>stoats. These small (1.5 lbs) weasel-like creatures are so cute to see play >(and hunt). They do war-dances like our ferts and they are experts in >hiding stuff (mostly 1/2 rabbits) aswell. But that isn't all, they are very >agile tree-climbers too, -birds, beware of your eggs-. It was amazing to >see them chase and kill a rabbit more then double their size and then drag A number of years ago there was an article in "Natural History" magazine on weasels. They made the comparison that a weasel killing and carrying off a full grown rabbit is akin to a terrier carrying off a full grown sheep. (Quite a mental picture, isn't it?) When I see the things that our fuzz-heads move and compare that to their size/weight, I'm amazed. They are powerhouses and would definately be in the Arnold Schwarzeneggar category if they were human! -kim, squirt (The Running Ferret), pippi (The Sockinator), atlas (Fertnan the Barbarian), and 'Jinx (S2 - Judgement Day) Kimberly Burkard | _ Everything I needed to know in life, Eastman Kodak Company| _____C .._. I learned from my ferret: Rochester, New York | ____/ \___/ Frolic and dance for joy often, have [log in to unmask] |<____/\_---\_\ no fear or worries, and enjoy life. [Posted in FML issue 1550]