Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-12 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: There are some wild animals who could probably be domesticated in time (frex several small South American wildcats), and some who are part-way there already (ferrets, mongooses). Not mongeese? No, the plural of

Mongoose (was RE: Scouted: Monkeypox)

2003-06-12 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:17 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Scouted: Monkeypox Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-12 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: There are some wild animals who could probably be domesticated in time (frex several small South American wildcats), and some who are part-way there already (ferrets, mongooses). Not mongeese? I considered writing

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Reggie Bautista
Debbi wrote: Why some people think they have to have exotic animals as pets is beyond me... Why? If you buy into the idea that keeping pets at all is ok, then what does it matter whether it's a cat or a prairie dog or a horse or a degu? If you buy pets, you probably buy them based on how cute

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Russell Chapman
Reggie Bautista wrote: Why? If you buy into the idea that keeping pets at all is ok, then what does it matter whether it's a cat or a prairie dog or a horse or a degu? I think the difference is whether or not the animal is suited to the environment and vice versa. These african animals are

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: Why? If you buy into the idea that keeping pets at all is ok, then what does it matter whether it's a cat or a prairie dog or a horse or a degu? Russell replied: I think the difference is whether or not the animal is suited to the environment and vice versa. These african animals are

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Debbi wrote: Why some people think they have to have exotic animals as pets is beyond me... Why? If you buy into the idea that keeping pets at all is ok, then what does it matter whether it's a cat or a prairie dog or a horse or a degu? I

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Steve Sloan II
Deborah Harrell wrote: Zebras are not simply striped horses, but strong and snap-reflexed animals who 'think of' things that startle them as hunting lions -- and if they can't do what they prefer (run away), they are very capable of attacking the perceived threat. Zebras have maimed and

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: And dogs are certainly natural bord hunters. That should be born, not bord. And there is an extraneous apostrophe earlier in the paragraph. I really need sleep :-) Reggie Bautista _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Erik Reuter
I saw part of a movie which I have forgotten about except for one thing. An urban apartment dwelling woman had a pet piglet. I kept wondering what she would do when that sucker got big. -- Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/

Speaking of zebras Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: Zebras are not simply striped horses, but strong and snap-reflexed animals who 'think of' things that startle them as hunting lions -- and if they can't do what they prefer (run away), they are very capable of attacking the perceived threat. Zebras have maimed and

Re: Speaking of zebras Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 09:42:41PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Speaking of zebras, when I drove by the zebra place on Sunday, I saw 4 zebras, not the usual 3. And one of them was a lot *smaller* than the others. When I drove by on Monday, the little zebra was under one of the others,

Re: Speaking of zebras Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Julia Thompson
Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 09:42:41PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Speaking of zebras, when I drove by the zebra place on Sunday, I saw 4 zebras, not the usual 3. And one of them was a lot *smaller* than the others. When I drove by on Monday, the little zebra was under

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Debbi wrote: snip But there are lines of many animals commonly called exotics that have been bred for domestication for many generations (their generations, not ours), at least as I understand it. I couldn't find any info on how long

Re: Speaking of zebras Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Speaking of zebras, when I drove by the zebra place on Sunday, I saw 4 zebras, not the usual 3. And one of them was a lot *smaller* than the others. When I drove by on Monday, the little zebra was under one of the others, nursing. Aww,

Re: Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-11 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: There are some wild animals who could probably be domesticated in time (frex several small South American wildcats), and some who are part-way there already (ferrets, mongooses). Not mongeese? -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love!

Scouted: Monkeypox

2003-06-10 Thread Deborah Harrell
Why some people think they have to have exotic animals as pets is beyond me... http://www.msnbc.com/news/923088.asp?0bl=-0 ...The investigators were seeking people who had bought exotic pets distributed since April by Pocket Pets, where a shipment of prairie dogs is believed to have been