Odor. The scent glands can produce a foul and extremely irritating fluid that the skunk can use to defend itself. Use the link provided to the Wikipedia article on the skunks primary weapon.
Skunks are known for being able to spray stinky liquids at predators. This is how a skunk defends itself.
Odor. The scent glands can produce a foul and extremely irritating fluid that the skunk can use to defend itself. Highlight and double click on odor to get the answer.com definition.
A skunk defends itself by spraying a pungent stench warning off any predators.
a skunk.
This animal is called a skunk. It is a mammal with a very foul odor to prevent attack from predators. There is also the badger, a burrowing animal with long front claws that defends itself when provoked, rather than using a repellant like the skunk.
Actually, the skunk is a species all to itself. Ways to categorize the species of the skunk would be a mammal or vertebrate. Contrary to popular belief, the skunk is actually not a rodent. The skunk's family is Mephitidae and the skunk's order is Carnivora.
they spray you...the skunk is stinky and small
It sprays people
its scared so its protecting itself,
They are Not
its stench
Because it needs to protect itself. Example: A human has a large net and wants to catch the skunk in it. The skunk sees him and sprays him so the human runs away and leaves the skunk alone to eat in peace.