I describe the skunk smell as a VERY bitter smell. It was not what I had expected when my dog came to me, sprayed. It is NOT gross like a rotten egg, or something that smells more sour like. It is better, and indeed you will never forget the smell of a skunk. It also stays quite long, is very strong, and indeed a very unique smell which I think you will not find on anything else.
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Also in short here are 3 things they smell like is garlic, rotten eggs, burnt rubber.
Try taking a whiff of all three, a fun experiment to do at home.
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A skunk died under my apartment, and without knowing what the scent was I described it as an onion microwaved inside of a rubber glove for 20 minutes on high. That is exactly what it smelled like.
Skunks can emit a very bad smelling spray as a means of self defense, and there is generally some degree of lingering odor even when they are not actively spraying. And as Loudon Wainright III once famously observed, dead skunks stink to high heaven.
Skunk spray, especially up close, is the rankest, most pugnant smell there is. It's like a decaying body mixed with burnt rubber.
no but skunks spray chemicals that do, at perceived predators and the smell is notoriously difficult to get rid of.
they only stink if the feel threatened or scared
No. A skunks perfume smells really bad. When you got the smell, bath in Tomato Juice. (This is no joke.)
yes, depending on how much they spray
Very much so; it's their only defense.
yes
Bad smell
Yes!
Possibly a skunk, because it smells so bad but skunks love the smell of other skunks the more they smell the more they like it.
they smell like rotten eggs, and stinky socks
They have a small brain. I doubt they the think at all but live with instinct only.
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No
Skunks do not smell when the have not sprayed. The odor of a skunk does stay on them for weeks after they have sprayed.
cause i don't know
because they make an unpleasant smell
yes because it sprays a nasty smell