Had a question from someone here whether gennets are related to ferrets. No, they aren't. Gennets and other members of Viverridae arose separately on a totally different continent from different ancestors. Some other Viverrid members you will recognize are linsang, civit, mongoose, and fossa. Interesting animals but NOT mustelids. Why do they look so much alike? They filled pretty well the same niches and had similar pressures. [Posted in FML issue 2471]