>Us females are in short supply round here so we don't want our curious feminine version of things overlooked, ysee.<

On a serious note, Rhiannon, that reminded me of a review I read earlier in the Radio Times about a Dr Temple Grandin, "... who can read and understand animal behaviour like no-one else. Although Dr Temple Grandin is no mind-reader, the explanation she has for her astonishing ability is no less intriguing: she's convinced that her autistic brain allows her to experience the world as an animal does. Labelled mentally disabled at three years old, and only learning to speak aged five, she's now an associate professor of animal sciences."*

It occurred to me that aspects of Dr Temple Grandin's brain may perhaps resemble that of the prehistoric cave artist's who often seems to have had a similar understanding of his/her animal subject(s), or perhaps even to that of the shaman while in a trance. The <b>Horizon</b> prog looks interesting, regardless, and is on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursday, 8 June.

* The Radio Times, 3-9 June 2006, Page 86.