Animals

[Richard Tarleton]

I agree Richard, dog lover as I am. Where I live, paid dog walkers often have packs of dogs numbering a dozen or more. The Hampstead Heath authorities are trying to introduce bye-laws to prevent this, as they can be a bit of a menace to others.

Ferret, friends of mine who live near Hampstead Heath tell me there was an unfortunate incident not long ago where a dog walker "pack" reverted to being wolves and set upon a small but valuable dog and tore it to pieces......

[Richard Tarleton]

I am always concerned to get things right so would try to deal appropriately. It would only be one or two at the same time. And I'd be going on a bus to the first place. I haven't got a van.

That sounds fine Lat. A lot of operators use vans, it's quite commercial.

[Nick Armstrong]

Ferret, friends of mine who live near Hampstead Heath tell me there was an unfortunate incident not long ago where a dog walker "pack" reverted to being wolves and set upon a small but valuable dog and tore it to pieces......

A cheery tale, Richard...

[Ferretfancy]

Do you keep Ferrets, ferret?

Mr Pee

I don't keep ferrets myself, but I handle them frequently at the Zoo, and when I was a child in the country my uncle kept them to catch rabbits. In this he was no more successful than his small terrier, who usually got stuck halfway into the ground.
The trick is to put nets over all the exits from the burrow except one, and the ferret goes down wearing a muzzle and chases the rabbits out. In uncle Ern's case there were very few rabbits in evidence, and the ferret usually disappeared, so that hours went by trying to get it back!

Mustelids are probably the most successful group of mammals on the planet, they can be found in one form or another in every habitat except Antarctica.

[vinteuil]

Mustelids are probably the most successful group of mammals on the planet, they can be found in one form or another in every habitat except Antarctica.

... (and, I have learnt from the Attenboro' polar series: ) - one of them has the best name in the animal kingdom - the Least Weasel...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_weasel

Three cheers for the least weasel

[Mr Pee]

Well, Least Weasel is a pretty good name.... but I think the Dik-Dik Antelope tops it.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dik-dik

[Lateralthinking1]

Nice.....and penguins are cool. People talk about anthropomorphism but I think we copied them:

http://facks.wikispaces.com/file/view/king-penguins_793_600x450%5B1%5D.jpg/213978446/king-penguins_793_600x450%5B1%5D.jpg

[Richard Tarleton]

... (and, I have learnt from the Attenboro' polar series: ) - one of them has the best name in the animal kingdom - the Least Weasel...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_weasel

Three cheers for the least weasel

I loved the way they made little duvets for themselves out of the fur of their prey.....

[amateur51]

Sur-weet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL5mAbwUYpM

[Lateralthinking1]

That's really good. I like it.

[MrGongGong]

This is all getting very anthropomorphic !
so

Which would and which wouldn't you eat ?

along the lines of if "god" had intended us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made ducks taste so nice !

(I will delete this if you find it offensive !)

[amateur51]

This is all getting very anthropomorphic !
so

Which would and which wouldn't you eat ?

along the lines of if "god" had intended us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made ducks taste so nice !

(I will delete this if you find it offensive !)

I can see the point in not eating end-predators and major carnivores but most of the rest is fair game, I think

[EdgeleyRob]

This is all getting very anthropomorphic !
so

Which would and which wouldn't you eat ?

along the lines of if "god" had intended us to be vegetarians he wouldn't have made ducks taste so nice !

(I will delete this if you find it offensive !)

I've never eaten duck in my life and never will.I think of the cute little creatures my kids used to love feeding when they were younger.

[Ferretfancy]

Some partial vegetarians will not eat anything that loved its mother.

[MrGongGong]

How on earth can you be a "partial" vegetarian ?
It's like being "Slightly" pregnant !!!