>Though I don't know the details of Zephyr's daily diet, I have visited
>their 3 acres in Hawaii and know intimately what is available in southern
>CA--the two places he split his time. I doubt that the quality of his
>foods
>is the problem.

I agree.

>I maintain that even if the mongoose was riddled with every
>parasite known to man, if instincto is True then Zephyr should not have
>been on his deathbed.

You mean if instincto theory is true, right Kirt?  I know I've said this,
but I'll repeat it here.  I ate one bite out of an otherwise good tasting
organ, I assume liver, that was absolutely hanus, and had me running to
the pond and spitting and rinsing for a couple minutes.  I don't know if
this matters, and the whole animal is infected or just a small area, but
that sure didn't taste good.
>
>This reminds me of an instincto retort I heard about the polio outbreak
>amoungst the Gombe chimps: well, what do you expect--they were provided
>commercial bananas. Yikes! If some third world bananas are enough to
>"cause" polio...
>
Yeah, that seems extreme to too.

Bye,

Zephyr