I ran across an interesting "ferret" reference yesterday that I thought I'd share. In 1485, Leonardo da Vinci painted a portrait titled "Lady with an ermine." Now either ermines in 15th century Italy were 10 times the size they are today, or it is really "Lady with a white ferret"! The beastie is somewhat stylized in the medieval fashion, proving that they wouldn't hold still for da Vinci either! Rob McNish and the gang at McFerret Acres [Posted in FML issue 1905]