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Skunks
The size of a cat or smaller with long fur and bushy tails, skunks are easily identified by their distinctive black and white coloration. These near-sighted omnivores have a hearty appetite for grubs and insect pests, and have also been known to consume mice and small rats. They are members of the Mustelid family, which also includes weasels, martens, and badgers. Skunks are found throughout North America, with only one species found in Asia.
1,081 Questions
Who had a skunk named petunia?
Petunia is a blue skunk in the animated program Happy Tree Friends. It started as a web cartoon and was part of a program called Ka-Pow! in 2008. It has cute cuddly animals and lots of graphic violence.
How big do skunks get before they get their bags?
All skunks are born with the scent glands and learn to use them within a few weeks of birth.
Who is the spotted skunk related to?
The spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius, is a mustelid, related to weasels, badgers, ferrets, otters, etc. It's closet relatives are the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, the hog nosed skunk, Conepatus leuconatus, the hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura.
Simple. God made the first man (and skunk) and that man who was named Adam named the skunk "Skunk!"
Were does a skunk live like in trees?
Skunks are adaptable. They live in a variety of open, scrub, wooded, agricultural, and developed areas. Hooded and Hognose Skunks are usually found in brushy or rocky land areas. The Western Spotted Skunk is more tolerant of arid, dry conditions than the other varieties. In moister eastern regions, skunks have a feeding territory of under twenty acres while those residing in arid scrublands and desert lands may require an area upwards to 200 acres. They will den near streams or water sources in woodlands, brush, open prairie, and among boulders and rock crevices. Skunks can dig their own burrows, but seem to prefer moving into ones constructed by other animals. In urban areas, they will also nest in houses, walls, basements, culverts, and beneath buildings, wood and rock piles.
Does skunk smell go away on it own when yr dog has been sprayed?
It will take a while but eventually the smell will go. If you apply tomato sauce (as in the one used for pasta) or take your dog to the beach it will help reduce the smell, but never the less it take some time.
Badger or beaver, find something that has similar features then look it up
What to do with baby skunks that are hanging around my house?
Use rat poison. That's the best way i have found of dealing with them. May i ask how you have come to having many baby skunks in your house?
What is skunk grease made out of?
One way to make skunk grease was to boil the fat from several skunks and add about two tablespoons of an adult male skunk's glandular secretions before the fat congealed. After the grease cooled, it could be stored in a jar or can, and the mixture would last for years.
Yes, skunk fumes are hazardous. If they, the skunks, spary you, if you smelt it, it is possible you might faint. Another reason is if the spray goes in your eyes, you might be possibly blind for enternity until it heals.
What do you feed a 5 week old baby skunk?
Only a veterinarian can provide you with the specially made milk that would best for an orphaned mammal because it needs to resemble the skunk's mother's milk.
Does weed smell like a dead skunk?
No plant smells like anything dead.
Certain strains of marijuana can smell similar to a skunk.
What is a skunk's relative called?
Skunks are mammals best known for their ability to secrete a liquid with a strong, foul odor. General appearance ranges from species to species, from black-and-white to brown or cream colored. Skunks belong to the family Mephitidae[1][2] and to the order Carnivora. There are 10 species of skunks, which are divided into four genera: Mephitis (hooded and striped skunks, two species), Spilogale (spotted skunks, two species), Mydaus (stink badgers, two species), and Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks, four species). The two skunk species in the Mydaus genus inhabit Indonesia and the Philippines; all other skunks inhabit the Americas from Canada to central South America.
Skunks had been classified as a subfamily within the family Mustelidae, which includes ferrets, weasels, otters and badgers. However, recent genetic evidence suggests that the skunks are not as closely related to the mustelids as previously thought; they are now classified in their own family.[2]
-angelle
Yes. Skunks are omnivors, they will eat plant or animal matter.
