[Magdalen] Fox screams

[Lynn Ronkainen]

wolverines are called 'bear cats' down here in the big TX and are often 
mascots for high schools and universities (and the mascot always features 
them as looking like large, mean cats - they do not resemble a cat and sit 
on their haunches like a beaver or raccoon might, they are closely related 
to weasels, I think.)

Lynn, born in Michigan, "The Wolverine State" where they were hunted to 
extinction there decades ago (no doubt for their nuisance, not their meat - 
maybe for their pelts, don't know)

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:54 PM
To: "magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fox screams

> I wonder if it's related to the Wolverine.  I need to do a little 
> research.
>
> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Not a cat, properly known as a fisher:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_%28animal%29
>> Related to weasels, looks a bit like a cat. A mean, nasty carnivorous
>> animal relatively common (but not that often seen - it's nocturnal) in
>> Northern woods. I've only seen one once. In spite of what the map in
>> Wikipedia says, it is found in Massachusetts, and presumably other parts 
>> of
>> southern New England.
>>
>> Chad Wohlers
>> Woodbury, VT USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Grace Cangialosi
>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:25 PM
>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Fox screams
>>
>> What exactly is a fisher cat?
>>
>>  On May 28, 2015, at 2:34 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Can you convince one of the kitties to wear a fox suit?
>>>
>>> In New Hampshire we had fisher cats. Dear merciful God,
>>> what a horrible sound. Sounds human and makes the blood
>>> run cold.
>>>
>>> And I also hate hearing bunnies shrieking in the night.
>>> -M
>>>
>>>  On Thursday, May 28, 2015, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I love foxes and have investigated having one as a pet. It's been done,
>>>> but
>>>> no thanks. You need outdoor cage facilities and a certain tolerance for
>>>> strong smells and loud noises. And as they're wild, I'd rather let them
>>>> live wild. I can still dream of reading books by the fireplace with my
>>>> pet
>>>> fox curled up at my feet. I'll have to settle for cats, which of course
>>>> is
>>>> fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Grace Cangialosi
> Ruckersville, VA
>
> Keep Calm and Carry OM.