Hi Julie - you have a slight mistake in hebrew! "Samor" is the Marbled Polecat (from the Vormela family) and the domestic ferret M. p. furo) is "kha-moose" (guttural kha).... Fast intro - I am Bev and I work at the Jerusalem Zoo in Israel - I have 5 ferrets at home and keep a "very" close eye on the 9 we have at the zoo.... Have a good weekend and Happy Chanukah! Beverly Burge Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem Section Head - Hospital/Quarantine Unit Registrar [Posted in FML issue 2887]