My little female Lulu "herds" black socks (NOT white socks, black socks). If you take out a bunch of black socks and place them around the room, she will bitchely gather them up while squawking at you. She arranges them in her sleeping area and then lays down besides them. I was watching a PBS special on european mustelids recently and saw a little wild polecat female do the exact same thing - except with her kits instead of socks, and while a big old bear was coming. Some instincts die hard, I guess.. Gwen +---+---+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+ Gwen M. Daley [log in to unmask] http://www.vt.edu:10021/G/gdaley/gmd.html Department of Geological Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0420 [Posted in FML issue 1682]