It always has had it's stripe.
If you came across this skunk somewhere in the U.S., Mexico or southern Canada, it is probably simply the common skunk seen everywhere in these areas. It is not unusual for this skunk to have a double stripe that joins at the forehead. Its Latin binomial name is Mephitis mephitis.
A skunk is black with a white stripe. The white stripe typically runs from the head to the tail, and skunks use their distinctive coloring to warn predators of their ability to release a foul-smelling spray as a defense mechanism.
Methinks a skunk, as far as I know.
A skunk's apperance has blak stripe's for male and is all white for female.
An animal that fits the description is a skunk. Skunks are black with a white stripe and can stink really bad to protect themselves from predators.
black with a white stripe down the back
They don't. That is a natural color of their fur, like the stripe down the back of a skunk.
The male skunk stripe is significant in mating behavior as it helps attract potential mates by signaling dominance, health, and genetic fitness. It can also serve as a visual cue for females to assess the male's suitability as a mate.
They are called creation myths...you can google it
This is a colorful, quaint and countrified saying. A polecat is a skunk. Skunks have black fur with a white stripe. If you could flatter a skunk long enough for him to loose his stripe, that would mean that you are confident enough and charmingly eloquent enough to win over even someone so dangerous, ugly or cynical that nobody else is brave enough or stupid enough to engage in conversation.
This is a colorful, quaint and countrified saying. A polecat is a skunk. Skunks have black fur with a white stripe. If you could flatter a skunk long enough for him to loose his stripe, that would mean that you are confident enough and charmingly eloquent enough to win over even someone so dangerous, ugly or cynical that nobody else is brave enough or stupid enough to engage in conversation.
A badger looks much like a skunk. A badger does not have a white stripe running down its back, though. A badger might have a white stripe on the face and the rest of its body is dark brown or black.